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Extreme Mortman: Before Trump and Maduro and Venezuela: Bush and Noriega and Panama
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President Trump's use of the U.S. military to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro reminded many observers of another U.S. military operation … It was several decades ago … Also in Latin America … Also targeting one country … And also ending up in the capture of that country's leader …
At about 8:50 p.m. this evening, General Noriega turned himself in to U.S. authorities in Panama with the full knowledge of the Panamanian Government. He was taken to Howard Air Force Base in Panama, where he was arrested by DEA. A U.S. Air Force C - 130 is now transporting General Noriega to Homestead Air Force Base, Florida. He will be arraigned in the U.S. District Court in Miami on charges stemming from his previous indictment for drug trafficking.
That was President George H.W. Bush, January 3rd, 1990.
Why did the U.S. go after Manuel Noriega?
Why did we have to invade Panama to do so?
How did President Bush's Operation Just Cause play in the 1992 presidential election?
And in the context of the U.S. military action in Venezuela to get Maduro now, how are politicians remembering what happened in Panama with Noriega 36 years ago?
The answers in this week's episode of C-SPAN's podcast "Extreme Mortman".
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