"At that time, it involved the Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who was a friend of the United States and its intelligence agencies until he was no longer. Noriega was accused of drug trafficking. He annulled elections that had declared the opposition candidate the winner, and then declared war on the government of George Bush Sr. Within 40 days, Panama was invaded, the dictator captured, and a new president, the one who had won those annulled elections, was installed in his place."
"It is far more serious (because even such events have degrees of severity) and deserves the unequivocal condemnation of every genuine democrat. It also warrants deep concern for the immediate fate of Venezuela, a country that has suffered enormously under the dictatorship. What began yesterday will not end with Maduro's imprisonment in a U.S. prison and a new government in Venezuela."
The United States committed the most serious aggression against Latin America since 1989. The 1989 Panama invasion involved Manuel Noriega, once allied with U.S. intelligence, later accused of drug trafficking and removing a legitimately elected opposition, prompting invasion and replacement. The current Venezuelan case shares superficial similarities—accusations of election theft, plausible drug trafficking allegations, Cold War echoes—but is fundamentally more serious. The action is characterized as openly imperialist, aimed at force projection, regional oil control, and distracting from domestic scandals such as the Epstein case. The aggression will not end with Maduro's removal and warrants deep concern for Venezuela's fate.
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