Panama Canal

[Tom Paris]

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Great work, MAGA.

 

[dandh]

So your post was very relevant. How did you not know that the canal was mostly lakes? Again, why doesn't Trump try to get Chinese control out of our domestic ports first? I believe this might be another case of all for show.

I did know it was mostly lakes, per reporting in the 1970s. What I didn't know was that those were not natural lakes, but man-made, formed by the lock system created when the Canal was built. There's also a third, higher elevation lake that was built to provide more water to the lower lakes should those run low. Had those been natural lakes there would have been greater reason to return the canal to Panama at the time,imo. And that was the general tone of what I read in the media, in support of the change in ownership of the CZ.

Trump should try to get Chinese influence out of our ports. But that pales in importance when compared to the CZ, and Central America in general.

 

[Hammerhead02]

I did know it was mostly lakes, per reporting in the 1970s. What I didn't know was that those were not natural lakes, but man-made, formed by the lock system created when the Canal was built. There's also a third, higher elevation lake that was built to provide more water to the lower lakes should those run low. Had those been natural lakes there would have been greater reason to return the canal to Panama at the time,imo. And that was the general tone of what I read in the media, in support of the change in ownership of the CZ.

 

[Hammerhead02]

 

[RicoSuave102954]

 

[lucas80]

Pffff. No, we'll just take it.

Lead from the front, hero.

 

[lucas80]

I did know it was mostly lakes, per reporting in the 1970s. What I didn't know was that those were not natural lakes, but man-made, formed by the lock system created when the Canal was built. There's also a third, higher elevation lake that was built to provide more water to the lower lakes should those run low. Had those been natural lakes there would have been greater reason to return the canal to Panama at the time,imo. And that was the general tone of what I read in the media, in support of the change in ownership of the CZ.

Trump should try to get Chinese influence out of our ports. But that pales in importance when compared to the CZ, and Central America in general.

The canals are in the middle of a $5+ billion dollar upgrade, paid for by Panama, investors and the IMF. Why should Panama hand over something to the US that they are paying to improve?

 

[Titanhawk2]

Mussolini always went after weaklings to prove his might. History doesn’t repeat , but it often rhymes with.

Wow, you know some history. Too bad it's not relevant though

 

[Rifler]

The canals are in the middle of a $5+ billion dollar upgrade, paid for by Panama, investors and the IMF. Why should Panama hand over something to the US that they are paying to improve?

$5 billion?,.. Big deal,.. What are they doing?,.. giving it a coat of paint?

 

[Mister_Man]

Great work, MAGA.

Everyone is cowing to Trump now. Pretty amazing and unprecedented.

 

[alaskanseminole]

It's all very very strange. Never once have I thought, "Gulf of Mexico!?" that needs to be "Gulf of America!" The Gulf of Mexico has been called that since the 16th century. The coast line is shared by the United States, Mexico, and several South American countries, with a total coastline of about 4,300 miles. The U.S. portion spans roughly 1,631 miles, making up around 38% of it, so by all means, let's rename it centuries later. Weird.

That said. I did just order a shirt:

 

[stanzithemanzi12]

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Yep, life's not fair.

The canals are in the middle of a $5+ billion dollar upgrade, paid for by Panama, investors and the IMF. Why should Panama hand over something to the US that they are paying to improve?

Isn't that even all the more reason to own it? The United States is the biggest funder of the IMF anyway.

 

[stanzithemanzi12]

That said. I did just order a shirt:

That's awesome. Where can I get one?

 

[Hawkfan_08]

Can’t wait for the American Canal meme coin.

With Trumps name on it, of course. For commemorative purposes. You can buy one for 19.99.

 

[h-hawk]

If trump tells the military to take back the canal, will they listen? If there was a real danger to the canal I'm sure they would but to start a conflict for no apparent reason should set off alarms at the Pentagon. I suppose trump could pull a Putin and have our special ops blow something up down there to get us involved.

 

[stanzithemanzi12]

If trump tells the military to take back the canal, will they listen? If there was a real danger to the canal I'm sure they would but to start a conflict for no apparent reason should set off alarms at the Pentagon. I suppose trump could pull a Putin and have our special ops blow something up down there to get us involved.

I'm guessing they'd listen, and I'm guessing there wouldn't be much of a fight over it.

 

[Ree4]

I'm becoming very interested in reading history about how we got out of the 1st gilded age. I know the Rockefeller's and the Dupont's pretty much kept their fortunes but we somehow got out of that period and into the progressive era that substantively made the United States what it is now and I realize I have almost no idea how that happened.

Of course all the people that lived through it are long long gone and now that the WW2 generation is gone we're getting Hitler/Mussolini sabre rattling per the US getting it's lebensraum or what the hell ever.

It happened because people were sick and tired of the conditions at the time. Capitalists saw what had happened in Russia in 1917 and were afraid. They (and FDR) made concessions with communists to reform and passed things like Social Security, Minimum Wage, Unemployment Insurance and banned oppressive child labor. Both sides compromised to prevent a revolution.

There is a constant effort to try to erode those safety nets by those in power.

 

[dandh]

The canals are in the middle of a $5+ billion dollar upgrade, paid for by Panama, investors and the IMF. Why should Panama hand over something to the US that they are paying to improve?

You obviously did not read (or understand) my earlier posts.