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(Q1) Background
• Relatively prosperous
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• Protégé of Torrijos
• Chief of intelligence
Links to U.S.
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The Invasion
• 23 U.S. soldiers killed
• Civilian death toll probably higher than official figures
According to U.S. 202 Panamanian civilians killed
Probably at least 300
Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark at least a
thousand
Some slum areas (Chorillo & San Miguelito) were bombed
(Q7) Impacts
• Popular in U.S.; very unpopular in Latin America
• Minimal impact on illicit drugs
• Economic recovery; international trade center
• Successful transfer of canal
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