President Bush addresses U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia,
Thanksgiving Day, 1990.
"I was following President Bush as he visited American
troops in Saudi Arabia on Thanksgiving at the time of Desert Storm.
The sun was going down, and I felt I didn't have an image that showed
the drama of where we were. At last we had a clear view of Bush standing
above the troops. He began to throw souvenirs to the soldiers -- tie
clips, key rings. The light was beautiful but going quickly, and as
I squeezed the shutter, all I could do was hope I was steady and that
my exposure was right, because I knew I'd have a picture" --
Diana Walker
"I had a pretty good idea on Thanksgiving of 1990
that we were going to have to fight. We were still trying diplomacy
and using the United Nations and all that, but I had my mind set that
we were going to have to go to war, and the irony is that troops we
talked to were saying, 'We're ready. We want to get it over with and
go home.' And nobody in the Unites States believed they could get
it over with such speed and such efficiency and with so little loss
of innocent life. But when I looked out at these faces, at this point
I know I was thinking, 'How many of these kids are going to die for
their country?'"
-- George Bush