George Bush actually said...

"I have firmly concluded that the vital national interests of the United States require that assistance and benefits be provided to Panama."

"I am pleased to announce my intention to nominate Richard J. Hankinson to be Inspector General of the Department of Justice."

"I am convinced that the Panamanian people and their government recognize that it is in their direct national interest to end their association with the scourge of drugs."

"Panama has fully cooperated with the United States, or taken adequate steps on its own, to control narcotics production, trafficking, and money laundering."