George Bush actually said...

"God bless the people of the Baltics."

"The task of responding to this human tragedy is not over, but we can be grateful for what has been accomplished by the United States, the United Nations, and the international community."

"The peoples of both the West and the Baltic States have continued to believe that the freedom of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia must and can be restored."

"I am pleased by the demonstration of bipartisan cooperation and the speed with which the Congress has worked to complete action on this legislation."