Iraq
YES!
The US helped Panama gain its freedom from Colombia. The US did this so that they could build the Panama Canal.
Columbia.
because
Columbia owned the area around Panama before the US helped Panama form its own country.
Panama
Panama
The U.S. military backed rebels who soon controlled independent Panama.
It had something to do with the "Big-Stick Policy" a.k.a The Roosevelt Corollary.
No. The United States and Panama are friends. There is a large US presence in Panama.
When Panama rebelled against Colombia and won their independence with the help of U.S troops, the U.S recognized them as a free state immediately. This was because in turn, Panama would allow the U.S to build the Panama canal through the Isisthmus of Panama.