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From: shaig%shum.Huji.AC.IL@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (Shai Guday)
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Subject: Panama
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Date: 27 Dec 89 03:40:51 GMT
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From: shaig%shum.Huji.AC.IL@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (Shai Guday)

With all the news from Rumania, the situation in Panama has not
been covered as extensively as it might otherwise have been.

The impression I have received is that the invasion did not accomplish
its military objectives of:
1. Capturing Noriega.
2. Removing him from the political/military arena in Panama.

My impression has been that the initial intelligence was faulty
and no satisfactory contingency plans were prepared for the events
that arose. It is still unclear to me why the US opted for a large
scale involvement, to which I currently see no end, rather than
a clean "surgical" operation by elite forces, with a large scale
followup dependent upon a successful accomplishment of (1).
Any opinions?


	Shai Guday		     :  BITNET: shaig@hujinix
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