(02-03-2025, 10:04 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote: So Trump was really, really wrong to "threaten" Panama over the Canal. Really, terribly wrong. The USA has no reason to threaten Panama, it will do nothing but lead to war and... 

Panama agrees to end Canal deal with China

"Panama's president vowed Sunday to end a key development deal with China after meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and after complaints from President Donald Trump that the Latin American country had ceded control over its critical shipping canal to Beijing.

José Raúl Mulino, Panama's president, said his nation's sovereignty over the 51-mile waterway, which connects the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, will remain unchanged. But he said he would not renew a 2017 memorandum of understanding to join China’s Belt and Road global development initiative and that Panama would instead look to work more closely with the U.S."

Oh dear... Mikesez, TDoof, and our other leftists hardest hit.

Trump is correct. The current agreement allows for military actions if the treaty is violated. China being allowed to build those two posts on either side of the canal are still a sticking point. Yea, it says they are "commercial" but if you have any experience with ports you know the major difference between the two are the ships that call there.

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