It succeeded with Noriega in [[Panama]] (1989), Grenada (1983), the [[Taliban]] in [[Afghanistan]] (2001), [[Saddam Hussein]] in [[Iraq]] (2003)--and most importantly, against the [[Soviet Union]] in the 1980s. | It succeeded with Noriega in [[Panama]] (1989), Grenada (1983), the [[Taliban]] in [[Afghanistan]] (2001), [[Saddam Hussein]] in [[Iraq]] (2003)--and most importantly, against the [[Soviet Union]] in the 1980s. |