Operation Just Cause

It has been over 15 years since the United States took Manuel Noriega out of power in Panama via Operation Just Cause.

15 years. Think about that.

Noriega is still in jail. Nobody seems to be thinking about him, writing about him or complaining about his treatment while in prison. In fact - I think the only things you'll find even close to current about Noriega are reports of how he embraced Christianity while in jail.

Nobody ever talks about Panama - so I guess the operation was a success.

15 years from now do you think Saddam Hussein will be just as forgotten? I doubt it because Saddam was a magnitude more evil than Noriega ever was and I think only 23 soldiers died in Noriega's overthrow. Still - it is interesting to note the lack of interest in the former military dictator.