42K views · 373 reactions | 25 Years Ago Tomorrow…"Operation Just Cause" - the Invasion of Panama began. Scenes from Dec. 1989 C-SPAN Video Library (7 mins): | American History TV | Facebook

🇵🇦🇻🇪 Panama rejects US attacks on the region Members of Panamanian popular movements rallied in Panama City to reject the presence of the US Military in Panama and condemn the use of their land as a staging ground for a possible invasion of Venezuela. National coordinator of @frenadeso Jorge Guzmán criticized the Panamanian government, stating, “They say there is no army, we defend our sovereignty, but then they sign a memorandum of understanding [with the US], which is precisely what today,

Check out our other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPdc6bs3I8s6Y4QE_3g3MZw Become a Simple History member: https://www.youtube.com/simplehistory/join Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory The United States invasion of Panama in late 1989 was an intervention carried out with the aim to maintain Washington's dominance in Latin America. Among other countries in the region, Panama was of particular importance to the United States. It was primarily because of the Pan