Current Events > Trump administration orders Pentagon to draft plans on acquiring Panama Canal.

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The White House has directed the U.S. military to draw up options for increasing the American troop presence in Panama to achieve President Trumps goal of reclaiming the Panama Canal, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the planning.

During a joint address to Congress last week, Trump said, "to further enhance our national security, my administration will be reclaiming the Panama Canal. Since then, administration officials have not said what "reclaiming" means.

I repeat

I want anyone who unironically believed the "Donald the Dove" nonsense to never fucking speak again

The same people who said they liked Trump because he didn't start any new wars in his first term will openly cheer him invading Panama or some other nation unprovoked.

So Canada is the 51st state, Greenland is now Red, White & Blueland, America controls the Panama Canal. Obviously, since the canal is "American", everything between the current US and it and are US territory as well. Where does he go from there? Continue south so all the Americas are "united" or does he start going overseas?

Just saying, Panama may want to take a note from Taiwan on this and be ready to blow the locks in the event of an invasion.

Isn't the Canal basically dead anyway as there isn't enough water anymore to transfer ships?

Just saying, Panama may want to take a note from Taiwan on this and be ready to blow the locks in the event of an invasion.

Am I the only one in topic who thinks there is no merit to this project no matter which angle you check?

Isn't the Canal basically dead anyway as there isn't enough water anymore to transfer ships?

lol did you just make that up?

A severe drought has caused a major backlog of ships waiting to transit the Panama Canal, with over 200 vessels stuck on either side of the waterway due to reduced water levels and transit restrictions.

And the military will just agree to attack a country that has done nothing to the US.

Isn't the Canal basically dead anyway as there isn't enough water anymore to transfer ships?

A severe drought

I used the Google AI.

I used the Google AI.

It was the fastest though. I just didn't click the links icon that shows the sources, which were reports from 2023-2024.

And the military will just agree to attack a country that has done nothing to the US.

It was the fastest though.

Which does not make it the best.

The Google AI is notoriously incorrect when summarizing search results. It shouldn't be the only source you look at.

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I've learned my lesson, I'll only use Bing now.

They give you gift cards.

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