Gorgeous George

For whose benefit did President Bush invade Panama? How does it affect this country that Bush did not consult Congress? Will the invasion result in better living conditions for Latin America? Will it further long-run objectives of peace, justice, freedom?

Forgive the obvious questions. I’m aware they’ve been taken up by the odd editorial writer and columnist, but the overall message of American media coverage was that they didn’t matter. Partly because reporters accom...