https://nypost.com/2024/12/22/us-news/trump-threatens-to-demand-ownership-of-panama-canal-in-full-if-rip-off-of-us-doesnt-stop/

Trump tweeted that he felt Panama was ripping off the USA with fees to use the Panama Canal and floated the idea of demanding its return.

I can never tell if Trump is just too dumb to approach issues in a professional manner or if he is quite smart and he enjoys watching chaos he creates....

I can never tell if some here are genuinely naive, or ignorant, just looking for examples to pick at Trump.

This isn’t a new issue. My project has been directly impacted by the Panama Canal monopoly and had gotten attention by the Biden administration. I’d have to dig up the details, but my point is this isn’t something that just happened. Maybe Biden is complicit on allowing this and finally someone is shining a light on this lunacy because it’s not lining their pockets.

Also look at the news source. So, because it wasn’t being covered previously doesn't mean it’s something new.

Maybe we all should think objectively and truly consider some people fight for what is right vice what benefits their personal agenda.

Also try looking into what/who might be behind control of the Panama Canal, specifically what shipments are getting through without premiums. Hint, you wmorob won’t find it on NYPost, and likely easily on MSN or Google.

Probably

good thing no one here fits this description...

I can never tell if some here are genuinely naive, or ignorant, just looking for examples to pick at Trump.

This isn’t a new issue. My project has been directly impacted by the Panama Canal monopoly and had gotten attention by the Biden administration. I’d have to dig up the details, but my point is this isn’t something that just happened. Maybe Biden is complicit on allowing this and finally someone is shining a light on this lunacy because it’s not lining their pockets.

Also look at the news source. So, because it wasn’t being covered previously doesn't mean it’s something new.

Maybe we all should think objectively and truly consider some people fight for what is right vice what benefits their personal agenda.

Also try looking into what/who might be behind control of the Panama Canal, specifically what shipments are getting through without premiums. Hint, you wmorob won’t find it on NYPost, and likely easily on MSN or Google.

OP has learned nothing about Trump and "starting wars" from 2016-2020 term. Just parroting what the mainstream media wrote about to find stuff to make Trump look bad. Or read Art of the Deal.

Side note about Panama, what that invasion taught us was joint comms between all branches.  Rangers were on 1 frequency, Delta on another, SEALs on another,  and so on.  So when they needed to communicate with each other, it was impossible.  Then JSOC was created.  Would the US have learned further down the line, probably and it may have happened in a bigger engagement, which means higher lost of life.

I suspect that there is actually some kernel of truth which Trump was basing his comments on, unfortunately Trump brought up the issue in his usual bumbling manner instead of some reasoned position supported with numbers or facts.

Strawman, I never claimed Trump started any wars, nor did I even mention war. 

I know Trump brags about not starting wars.

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 I do think Trump is a buffoon at times and could be handle things better. 

More 3d ches.
Sun Tzu says, “Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.”

There is a national security interest in taking control of the canal.  Panama uses a Chinese company to operate part of the canal.

If China eventually takes over the entire canal operations, it would be used as leverage in a trade war or close it off to US shipping in a war.