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Jim Himes: “When we went into Panama, the Panamanian Congress had…”

Featuring: Jim Himes, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 4th Congressional District

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Marco Rubio, Sen. Chris Van Hollen and more | "Face the Nation" Full Broadcast - Jan. 4, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 43:48

And by the way, back to the Noriega case, because you do ask a good question there. Panama is a terrible precedent. Why do I say that? Because When we went into Panama, the Panamanian Congress had declared war on the United States of America. Right. They had killed a United States Marine and wounded two others. And the Congress had been consultant. The Congress in the Noriega mission had authorized regime change. (43:48–43:56)

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Asserts that Panama's Congress declared war on the U.S. before the U.S. invaded Panama.

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