George Bush actually said...

"Together with our other partners in the Atlantic alliance, we Americans are proud to have stood beside you during your long vigil."

"It has been a very great pleasure for me, and all of us -- American side -- to welcome President Ozal to the White House."

"The Treaty specifies that the right of a united Germany to belong to alliances with all the rights and responsibilities arising therefrom shall not be affected by any of its provisions."

"Change has not come easily."