From the archives: U.S. invades Panama in try to seize dictator Manuel Noriega in 1989

On Dec. 20, 1989, the U.S. navy invaded Panama in an try to seize the nation’s navy dictator, Gen. Manuel Noriega. President George H.W. Bush mentioned he ordered U.S. troops into the nation "to safeguard the lives of Americans, to defend democracy in Panama, to combat drug trafficking and to protect the integrity of the Panama Canal Treaty." Dan Rather anchored a CBS News Special Report.

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