What is it about?
This essay analyzes the US invasion of Panama, Just Cause. It considers the origins of the invasion, the official rationale offered by the George H.W. Bush administration, and its impact.
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Why is it important?
Just Cause signaled a shift toward justifying US interventionism on behalf of democracy and reflecting the sovereign will of the people. I believe that the invasion ultimately set in motion a chain of events that led to the invasion of Baghdad in 2003.
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I hope this essay will contribute to raising awareness about the invasion of Panama and its impact, both on the US and elsewhere.
Brian D'Haeseleer
Lyon College
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This page is a summary of: Paving the Way for Baghdad: The US Invasion of Panama, 1989, The International History Review, June 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/07075332.2018.1480512.
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