On 5/12/05, Warren Ockrassa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On May 12, 2005, at 9:01 AM, Dan Minette wrote: > > >> We propped up, supported and paid a dictator in Panama. When he began > >> not > >> following orders Reagan ordered him removed. > > > > Actually, Bush was in power...I mentioned it because the timing is > > actually > > important. > > I thought the reference was to Roosevelt and Panama: > > <http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h932.html> > > Not to anything the US did in recent years. When referring to an area > in which we have more than one historical effect, it doesn't hurt to > specify which historical effect you're thinking of rather than listing > off a long roll of names. It's a little like not distinguishing between > western Europe and mainland Europe... > > The more recent "lesson" from Panama, BTW, seems to have been lost > anyway. :\ > > The GOP seems to have a problem with remembering lessons learned -
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