    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [January 17, 1991]
    [Page 47]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater Confirming Iraqi Missile Attacks
    on Israel and Saudi Arabia
    January 17, 1991

        The Department of Defense has confirmed the firing of missiles from
    Iraq into Israel and Saudi Arabia. Damage assessments are being made.
        President Bush was informed of this action by NSC [National Security
    Council] adviser Brent Scowcroft earlier this evening. The President has
    also discussed this matter with Secretary of State Baker and Secretary
    of Defense Cheney. The President is outraged at, and condemns, this
    further aggression by Iraq.
        Coalition forces in the Gulf are attacking missile sites and other
    targets in Iraq.