What is George H.W. Bush’s approach?

During the 1988 election campaign, George H. W. Bush pursued a pragmatist approach wherein he promised the American people continuity in overall foreign policy without the excesses and missteps that hounded the Reagan administration.  As his first step to tie up the loose ends of Reagan’s administration, George H. W. Bush terminated the controversy over Nicaragua by entering into an agreement with Congress over funding of the Contras.  But Panama presented Bush’s administration with a different problem.  The flow of drugs from Latin America to the United States wherein General Manuel Noriega, the Panamanian ruler, was seen as a major player. Upon disagreeing on using military force against Panama, Reagan imposed economic sanctions.  In 1989, Noriega annulled the Panamanian election won by his opponent which led to Bush recalling his U.S. ambassador; in December 13,000 U.S. troops were committed to removing Noriega from power just less than a week after the Panamanian National Assembly unanimously voted for him to be “maximum leader” and declared Panama to be in a “state of war”

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