The American Military Action in Panama
The widespread international castigation of the American intervention in Panama, particularly by Libya, the Soviet Union, and neighboring Central and South American countries, is unadulterated hogwash.
It is analogous to condemning the police for storming a house wherein a drug-crazed criminal is holding a helpless child hostage.
The republic of Panama is a Frankenstein’s monster that the United States created in 1903 by aiding in its secession from Colombia, and the Canal is our “baby”--a product of American ingenuity and determination. Far from interfering in the internal affairs of another nation, we are merely safeguarding our own crucial interests, and assuring that the Panama Canal will remain open to inter-ocean traffic from all the countries of the world.
MARVIN H. LEAF
Rancho Mirage
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