USA invasion of Panama

President Carter signed the Panama Canal Treaty to hand back the stolen property to it's rightful owners however the conservatives didn't like this so they invaded Panama to get a better deal but they mainly invaded to silence Noriega who knew about and had been a part of USA illegal drug running. Bush's putsch into Panama had a somewhat different odor. No one ever said definitively why we were there, but the reigning reason always seemed to be drugs. Someone had the idea that Noriega had become the paramount drug "kingping," on a par with the leaders of the Colombia cartels, just a heartbeat away from selling crack to little kids in American schoolyards. (That made it an important, early example of the exploitation of children for political purposes and their protection by the state as the primary goal of public policy.) The proximate cause of the hunt for Noriega was his 1988 indictment, by federal grand juries in south Florida, for facilitating the flow of drugs from Colombia through Panama, a charge made before the grand jury by one of his closest aides, Jose Blandon, who turned against him in return for legal protection and untold riches. By the way, the drug tide seems to have been utterly unaffected by Noriega's apprehension.

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[thesego211]

Wow. Thats 4:47 of my life that I'll never get back. What a crock of shit. What's with the obama pictures? Is he the cure for this. What's with the W pics? Was this his fault too? Smoke another joint dude. You're not quite there yet. What a load of crap. And Carter was a fucking pussy.

[St984]

Carter is a fucking pussy.

[srdtpa]

Another disgusting U.S. invasion.

[anayansi14]

the movie AVATAR is a big example of the Invasion to Panama. That is exactly the way how we felt in Panama. It makes me cry a lot to see how we the Human can destroy lifes without thinking in others. Love and respect are 2 words that always goes together and should never separate.

Peace in the earth.

[rshandty]

what is opearation just cause about... is it about stoping drug cartels distributing narcotics to the U.S?

[anayansi14]

your ancestor

[pauls317]

Stolen property? You fuckers couldnt build a taco stand. We built with our money and tech.

[hero2d0s]

History teaches us that all good things dont last for long. Greed , Envy , Nepotism

Hatred are deeply rooted in men heart thus events like Dec 7,41 Dec 20,89 Aug 2,1990 Oct 11,01 will cycle thru human history...

[hero2d0s]

Thanks to December 20,1989 Panama is today what it is. Since the late 19th century and early 20th century Panama has always reaped the benefits of external forces mainly that of the U.S. who has been a stabilising factor for democracy in the region.

[usckazs]

Anayansi, how many people you would say died in this event? from what you saw? what do you think?