Posted on 12/22/2024 6:39:45 PM PST by libh8er
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino shot back Sunday after President-elect Trump suggested the Panama Canal return to U.S. control.
“As president, I want to express clearly that every square meter of the Panama Canal and its adjacent zone belongs to Panama, and will continue to do so,” Mulino said in video statement, according to an English translation. “The sovereignty and independence of our country are not negotiable.”
“The canal is not under direct or indirect control, neither by China, nor by the European community, nor by the United States, nor by any other power,” Mulino said. “As a Panamanian, I strongly reject any manifestation that distorts this reality.”
“Panama respects other nations and demands respect,” he added.
Trump, on Sunday, suggested to a conference of his supporters that the Panama Canal be returned to U.S. control, vowing swift action over the matter after he takes office in less than one month.
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“The sovereignty and independence of our country are not negotiable.”
Hmmm....
Not for long Muchachos...
Is Manuel Noriega available for comment?
What is wrong with it?
It’s theirs in name only. Dump how many illegals there?
The president of Panama doesn’t understand how Trump starts the negotiation process.....................
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We can kick you ass again Panama Jack....
“The president of Panama doesn’t understand how Trump starts the negotiation process.....................”
To quote Joe Biden.....”Let’s see how brave the (insert group here) are when they have F-16’s firing at them”.
You guys did a great job of building it, Mulino.
Actually, everyone knows if it depended on only Panama, it still wouldn’t be built.
The Darian Gap and Canal are America’s national security interest. The Chicoms and corrupt Panamanians are a threat.The Monroe Doctrine is not a theory.
Easy response from Trump: “OK, if you have sovereignty, start acting like it - an immediate 100% reduction in illegals passing through.”
Don’t have to do that. Just build a new Canal through Nicaragua, as some have advocated.
I would like to see the documents that turned control over to Panama. If there were conditions, which I assume there were, I’d like to know what those are. As to setting rates, the factors influencing rates seem arbitrary to me, but I don’t exactly how they are set. It would be nice to know the exact way those rates are set, if for no other reason than planning by shipping companies.
Are migrants from S. America transiting through Panama? Maybe the President of Panama should fix that if they are, and if he wants to keep the canal as his own cash cow.
The President of Panama not yet quite understanding that he has just opened negotiations. Sigh.
...and ‘no’ is just the opening bid.
Biden said no such thing.
He said F15s.
The Monroe Doctrine is very real and these little tinhorn toads are about to get a dose of realism...We should take it back.
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