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

In 1989, President George H. W. Bush ordered the invasion of Panama to remove its leader, Manuel Noriega. Noriega had been indicted in the United States on drug-trafficking charges and was accused of helping send drugs into the country. The stated goal was to bring him to justice, not to take control of the Panama Canal or make Panama part of the United States.

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