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gab13by13

(26,159 posts) Sun Jan 12, 2025, 11:50 AM Jan 12

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If Trump Gets Control Of The Panama Canal [View all]

How much will he charge every ship? Just for protection, you know.

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If Trump Gets Control Of The Panama Canal [View all] gab13by13 Jan 12 OP

Trump can't even get control of prices in the US IE this distraction away from broken campaign promises for middle class uponit7771 Jan 12 #1

The idea that trump will take the canal by force will never happen. brush Jan 12 #9

That's a nice ship you got there, would be a shame if anything happened to it. Diamond_Dog Jan 12 #2

He is a mob boss now. The head of the US division of the Russian crime syndicate. Irish_Dem Jan 12 #6

+1 dalton99a Jan 12 #7

The world's biggest protection racket Blue_Tires Jan 12 #18

That's not going to happen... 2naSalit Jan 12 #3

The only way this could happen, it would be an "act of war" FakeNoose Jan 12 #4

Nato would not be on it at all, as Panama is not a Nato member and the US is. Celerity Jan 12 #13

Aren't most of the new cargo ships too big for the canal anyway? mobeau69 Jan 12 #5

Is that true, the new cargo ships are too big for the canal? brush Jan 12 #10

Yes Turbineguy Jan 12 #11

Thanks for posting. mobeau69 Jan 12 #14

That link is quite a lot to get thru. So is the expansion completed and larger ships are passing through? brush Jan 12 #16

Yes, since 2016. Turbineguy Jan 12 #17

I read that when the canal was recently close because a big container ship got stuck. It was probably 2 or 3 years ago mobeau69 Jan 12 #12

What does time flies for older folk have to do with it? brush Jan 12 #19

Are you thinking of the Suez Canal? rasputin1952 Jan 12 #22

We once had control Tickle Jan 12 #8

50 years reminds me of Roe. We're going back campers! mobeau69 Jan 12 #15

Same as merdalago now 1 m 😹 Meowmee Jan 12 #20

...The Panama Canal will start to break down quicker and... haele Jan 12 #21

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