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Justin Gibson's avatar

Moron-elect Donald Trump threatens to undermine Panamanian territorial sovereignty by threatening to bring the Panama Canal back under US rule.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/22/trump-panama-canal

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DiesIrae's avatar

It's like he's playing a Civilization game and just mashing "I demand 50 gold as tribute" over and over.

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stevk's avatar

Comment of the year...

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Paleo's avatar

Ronald Reagan would be proud.

“When it comes to the Canal,we bought it, we paid for it, it's ours, and we should tellTorrijos and company that we are going to keep it”

https://www.nytimes.com/1976/02/29/archives/reagan-sharpens-his-criticism-of-ford-citing-canal-talks-and-two-in.html

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ArcticStones's avatar

Tragically, a lot of the Latin American and South American despots were also bought and paid for. Including Pinochet, Somoza...

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michaelflutist's avatar

Reagan was a terrible president, and you are right to point to his aggression against Panama.

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michaelflutist's avatar

Hmmm...though it was George H.W. Bush who launched that invasion; Reagan invaded Grenada, but it was basically the same type of imperialism and bullying of the Americas.

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Avedee Eikew's avatar

I was not aware of Panama invasion I was born in 91 though so before my time but was interesting to read about. Thanks.

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Gina Mann's avatar

I have no clue why everyone including the media continues to freak out when Trump does this. It is a play for media attention and him saying outrageous stuff for this reason is his entire brand and entirely his shtick.

It means nothing. The Greenland stuff, the Canada state stuff. None of it.

Ignore this nonsense and deprive him of oxygen. Save it for the real shit he does, not says.

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michaelflutist's avatar

Because it will prompt Panama to draw closer to powers like China. Don't think Trump's threats have no consequences abroad.

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