Why did President Bush send troops to invade Panama in 1989?

President George H. W. Bush ordered the 1989 invasion of Panama to remove Manuel Noriega from power. Noriega had been indicted in the United States on drug-trafficking charges, and the administration said protecting U.S. citizens and restoring democracy were also reasons for the action. The best choice is that Panama’s president was accused of sending drugs into the United States; the invasion was not to take control of the canal or annex Panama.

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