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Originally Posted by vienna
The reality of the Panama Canal situation is that it is an outdated and, for pretty much all strategic and defense intents and purposes, useless; the Canal is way, way too easy to disable; just send a very large ship into the middle of it, sink it, and you'll have the Canal out of commission for who knows how long; don't think its a real possibility? Look up the Suez Canal blockage in 2021 that cost billions in delayed shipping; the only real threat is not to the US strategic and military interests, its to the worldwide trade interests; frankly, the Panama Canal could shut down today indefinitely and the US defense situation would not even feel the difference; the really vital naval assets are already in position in their respective Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and don't need the Canal to get around; and the Canal is so old and low tech that it can't even accommodate the newer vital naval systems like carriers and subs; the idea of shuttling a big carrier or nuclear sub very slowly through the Canal, leaving it vulnerable to easy attack by hostiles, is just not in the cards; ICBMs, stealth technology, hell, even drones, make the Canal virtually useless as a modern defense asset; the US, if it really wants to continue to insist on a canal in the area, would really probably be better served by just building a newer, up-to-date, technologically current canal somewhere else that is far wider, far deeper, and more suited to being supportive of naval needs...
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Trump, knows that.The Panamanians are charging the United States more to pass thru the canal.For any US registered ships. Here's the bite in the bark. Don't ask for millions of dollars to upkeep the canal that you now own.From a country that built the friggin thing and you bought for a dollar.And took control back in 1999 .
What has the Panamanian government done with all that money ? Oh let me guess the rulers, have mansions,jets,yachts, kids who get the best education in the USA. And they never miss a party in Monaco on the French Riviera. Now that the canal is in disrepair hey! Let's get the Americans to pay for repairs. While we let the Chinese,have control of each end of the canal. And that makes perfect sense for a American Politician.But the Donald is a citizen and that ****e is comming to an end.