How Our 1989 Invasion of Panama Explains the Current US Foreign Policy Mess
Think back...
Bush, 41 was Pres.
and Darth Cheney was Sec. of Defense.
And they invaded Panama much the same way then invaded Iraq a decade later, eve with TV coverage.
What happened during and after that invasion is what set the pattern for Iraq and Afghanistan.
After I read this, everything made a lot more sense.
In and out. Fast and simple. An entrance plan and an exit strategy all wrapped in one. And it worked, making Operation Just Cause one of the most successful military actions in US history. At least in tactical terms.
Canoe52
(2,948 posts)But had completely forgotten that darth was behind it!
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)he was involved with a lot of Gov. power plays, all behind the curtain.
He and Rumsfeld go way way back.
quadrature
(2,049 posts)compare to...
Syria, Libya,
Iraq, greaterCongo,
Somalia, tribal.areas.Pakistan,
and others
Judi Lynn
(160,542 posts)No one saw fit to bother us with the truth about this when it happened! Thank the corporate media for helping to direct our attention to where it was needed at the time, probably something amazingly trivial, insulting to us all.
I'd like to add this Academy Award-winning (for documentaries) film, the Panama Deception. It's narrated by Elizabeth Montgomery. It was posted at D.U. long ago by a great D.U.'er.
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