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Article: Panama: Chapter 5C. United States Forces in Panama
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Chapter 5C. United States Forces in Panama
United States military forces have been present in Panama since
that
nation broke away from Colombia at the beginning of the twentieth
century.
Indeed, the presence of the U.S.S. Nashville and the U.S.S. Dixie
had
influenced the outcome of Panama's revolt. Even before completion
of the
canal, United States soldiers or marines occasionally intervened in
Panamanian
affairs, usually at the request of local officials and in compliance
with the
1903 treaty that gave the United States government broad discretionary
powers.
United States intervention took a new turn in 1918, when the United
States
unilaterally intervened to ...