Ronald Reagan actually said...

"This action that is being taken is being taken under the umbrella of an existing treaty."

"We have taken this decisive action for three reasons."

"Let me repeat, the United States objectives are clear: to protect our own citizens, to facilitate the evacuation of those who want to leave, and to help in the restoration of democratic institutions i..."

"It is that constitutional power of appointment, so long a part of the American political tradition, that is at stake here."