President George H.W. Bush talks to reporters in the Rose Garden of the White House on Feb. 11, 1991, after meeting with top military advisors to discuss the Persian Gulf war. From left are, Defense Secretary Dick Cheney, Vice President Dan Quayle, White House Chief of Staff John Sununu, the president, Secretary of State James A. Baker III, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Colin Powell. The president said that the air campaign in the Gulf will continue. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)