What moat? It will be called a canal, but let's build it in Mexico at the narrow part around Tehuantapec fund it completely. Hire Mexicans and Mexico to build it, and have a reason for mexicans to stay in Mexico. I'll bet we would come out ahead of where we are now. When the canal is done, we get part of the profits, and money now spent in Panama helps our southern problem child.
Lolololololol! That change of wording NEVER occured to me!
.....and maybe we could get the Crocodile Hunter to lend us a few Salt-water Croks to seed it with as a little added security to keep the 'swimmers' out.
Blimey! I think we got something here, by crackey!