Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for January 08, 1990

Transcript:

White House official: It's a mess down there sir. We're basically building all of Panama's governing institutions from scratch! What we urgently need is a civilian administrator, someone on the ground who can direct the reconstruction of the country! President Bush: Got anyone in mind? Official: Yes, sir. A retired foreign service officer with good colonial experience. He'll do it if we can settle on a title. Okay, how about "Maximum Pro-Consul"? Duke: Done! Fax my contract to southern command! Day 20.