swr: my son’s been in Panama and had a girlfriend there who’s father hated Noriega, but when the U.S. took over, he lost EVERYTHING he owned because he wasn’t favored by “our” regime. No, not all Panamanians love America. The same is true for his contacts with the people he met in Iraq (three tours). The folks on “our side”, making profits from our invasions, don’t actually represent a majority, most anywhere we’ve stepped in.
swr: my son’s been in Panama and had a girlfriend there who’s father hated Noriega, but when the U.S. took over, he lost EVERYTHING he owned because he wasn’t favored by “our” regime. No, not all Panamanians love America. The same is true for his contacts with the people he met in Iraq (three tours). The folks on “our side”, making profits from our invasions, don’t actually represent a majority, most anywhere we’ve stepped in.