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FakeNoose

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4. The only way this could happen, it would be an "act of war"

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 12:07 PM

8 hrs ago

NATO would be on it immediately, as well as all the other defense alliance groups in the world. Chump has no balls for that. He likes to stir up trouble, but other people have to come in and clean up his mess.

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If Trump Gets Control Of The Panama Canal [View all] gab13by13 8 hrs ago OP

Trump can't even get control of prices in the US IE this distraction away from broken campaign promises for middle class uponit7771 8 hrs ago #1

The idea that trump will take the canal by force will never happen. brush 7 hrs ago #9

That's a nice ship you got there, would be a shame if anything happened to it. Diamond_Dog 8 hrs ago #2

He is a mob boss now. The head of the US division of the Russian crime syndicate. Irish_Dem 8 hrs ago #6

+1 dalton99a 8 hrs ago #7

The world's biggest protection racket Blue_Tires 6 hrs ago #18

That's not going to happen... 2naSalit 8 hrs ago #3

The only way this could happen, it would be an "act of war" FakeNoose 8 hrs ago #4

Nato would not be on it at all, as Panama is not a Nato member and the US is. Celerity 7 hrs ago #13

Aren't most of the new cargo ships too big for the canal anyway? mobeau69 8 hrs ago #5

Is that true, the new cargo ships are too big for the canal? brush 7 hrs ago #10

Yes Turbineguy 7 hrs ago #11

Thanks for posting. mobeau69 7 hrs ago #14

That link is quite a lot to get thru. So is the expansion completed and larger ships are passing through? brush 6 hrs ago #16

Yes, since 2016. Turbineguy 6 hrs ago #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 7 hrs ago #12

What does time flies for older folk have to do with it? brush 6 hrs ago #19

Are you thinking of the Suez Canal? rasputin1952 5 hrs ago #22

We once had control Tickle 8 hrs ago #8

50 years reminds me of Roe. We're going back campers! mobeau69 7 hrs ago #15

Same as merdalago now 1 m 😹 Meowmee 5 hrs ago #20

...The Panama Canal will start to break down quicker and... haele 5 hrs ago #21