According to Richard E. Rubenstein , Glaspie was later asked by British journalists why she had said that, her response was "we didn't think he would go that far" meaning invade and annex the whole country.
Secondo il professor Richard E. Rubenstein, a Glaspie fu in seguito chiesto da una giornalista britannico perché disse ciò e lei rispose che "noi non pensavamo sarebbe arrivato a tanto", riferendosi all'invasione e annessione del Kuwait.