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The best part of Trump: America First

Going back a ways on memory, part of the reason we gave the canal back to Panama was because it is tremendously expensive to maintain, especially for a country other than Panama. Economics from then and now might have changed and certainly its worth looking at, but I don't know in the end if taking it back makes sense. There is also the question with regard to the land being in Panama and not the US, so what rights do we really have.

I assume what Trump is doing is putting this out there simply to negotiate down the costs/fees and ultimately not actually change anything else.....which could be a good move.
 
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Going back a ways on memory, part of the reason we gave the canal back to Panama was because it is tremendously expensive to maintain, especially for a country other than Panama. Economics from then and now might have changed and certainly its worth looking at, but I don't know in the end if taking it back makes sense. There is also the question with regard to the land being in Panama and not the US, so what rights do we really have.

I assume what Trump is doing is putting this out there simply to negotiate down the costs/fees and ultimately not actually change anything else.....which could be a good move.
Trump knows what he is doing...and I will gess it is NOT trying to take the canal back. That was his first salvo of negotiations. He just wants better prices for our ships. We should pass for FREE since we have immanent Domaine rights(that also may be what his message is)
 
Trump knows what he is doing...and I will gess it is NOT trying to take the canal back. That was his first salvo of negotiations. He just wants better prices for our ships. We should pass for FREE since we have immanent Domaine rights(that also may be what his message is)
Agreed. And Shift is right. BUT if it is strategic for us to manage, then perhaps we will.

This is another thing that I love about Trump.
 
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Agreed. And Shift is right. BUT if it is strategic for us to manage, then perhaps we will.

This is another thing that I love about Trump.
He is renegotiating. And trying to take away China’s influence with Panama. People sometimes severely underestimate how smart Trump is.
This last part worked for us. The absolute best thing that ever happened for America was for the left to steal the last election. Trump has now exposed the left and converted so many former democrats to our side. He has an INCREDIBLE mandate because of it, something he never would have had in 2020. And he has done IRREPARABLE damage to the Democratic Party ( they did it to themselves, he just exposed it to the world).
 
The best part of Trump's election is the renewed hope that most of America isn't going to roll over for the leftwing BS that's been shoved down our throats for the last 10-15 years.
 
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