Panama Invasion Analysis

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The panama invasion has raised controversial debate around the world. However, no matter justified or not, the war has caused thousands of dead, injuries of the innocent and destroy of the city. More sadly, the trauma of the war remains a long time, longer than everyone expected even after the city is rebuilt.
There are many oral history recorded through the documentary. And people may have their own bias, due to their personal experiences and identity. Like one man working in bar recalled that he was drunk at the night of the invasion and got a machine gun to defend the Noriega. This side of people tried to hide the Noriega and had severe dependence. There’s also one man in the documentary thinking that the
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We don’t know how many people die or how many people sacrificed to “rescue” the explosion. Government didn’t say much about it. And people are going to forget this incident. Even now, people in China don’t know the truth -- what caused this tragedy or who we should be responsible for it, how much is the casualty. The government announced that the toll was 165, but I have heard from friends in Tianjin saying that’s not real. However, people living around Tianjin would have a deep sad memory of it. Some lost family, some lost friends and some lost their own lives.
I think this event should be taught to future generations because people should be aware of the importance of transparency in the society, aware of the corruption, and engaged in the community so that everyone will notice their responsibility to build a better nation. Also people should be educated on how to avoid tragedy, how to control the impact of disaster, and rebuild the society.
But I don’t this event may be taught to future generations as government may think it’s just “one of many explosions” in the nation. It’s not worth talking about. Or it may not want the trauma to last for long. However, if we don’t learn from history, will the same kind of incident happen in the

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