A tale of two U.S. interventions and why Venezuela is not Panama 2.0

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A tale of two U.S. interventions and why Venezuela is not Panama 2.0

Sunday 4th January 2026, 10:00AM

Operation Absolute Resolve, that resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro, echoes the 1990 U.S. invasion of Panama that brought down Manuel Noriega. But big differences abound.

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