[kellynla]

If a Nicaraguan canal were built, "it would bring an economic effervescence never seen before in Central America," Bolanos said.

The two proposed canal projects are not the only proposals in the works. According to the Times private investors are behind at least two other so-called dry-canal projects across Nicaragua and neighboring Honduras that would include new highway and rail links connecting expanded Pacific and Caribbean ports on either side of the isthmus.

[null and void]

Hmmmmm, Operation Plowshare?

[Ken522]

... and China is expected to provide financing for this project how???

[avg_freeper]

A man a plan a canal Nicaragua.

Nope, doesn't work.

[edwin hubble]

1. "Sabonge told the Times that there was insufficient ship traffic to support both a widened Panama Canal and a second canal in Nicaragua."

Yes, the sea-level in Nicaragua will be the only one used.


2. "project would be a joint public-private venture financed by unnamed investors..."

China... ?

[edwin hubble]

1. "Sabonge told the Times that there was insufficient ship traffic to support both a widened Panama Canal and a second canal in Nicaragua."

Yes, the sea-level in Nicaragua will be the only one used.


2. "the project would be a joint public-private venture financed by unnamed investors..."

China... ?

[John123]

Sabonge told the Times that there was insufficient ship traffic to support both a widened Panama Canal and a second canal in Nicaragua.

I'm all for honest competition. It sounds like the Panamanians think the Nicaraguans are stupid. People won't spend $20 billion on a losing proposition...

[Cicero]

It seems to me that a second canal would be good for the U.S. and would add an element of security as well.

Shutting down two canals would be at least a little harder than shutting down one, if some enemy were inclined to do so.

[razorback-bert]

$200 billion is more realistic.

[No2much3]

I suspect the Chicoms because they have the slave labour that would be required for such a task. This would be a three-fer for them...

1. Work five to ten million of their people to death thereby reducing their overpopulation of young men.

2. Would be able to achieve the construction without expensive heavy equipment.

3. Makes it more difficult for the US to shut down Atlantic-Pacific traffic.

Readjusting Tin Foil Hat.

NO2

[Brilliant]

They've been talking about this for 50 years. It was one of the excuses Jimmy Carter gave for giving the Panama Canal away. His argument was that it would be obsolete when the Nicaraguan canal was built.

[Brilliant]

I doubt that anyone would risk $20 billion in a country that teeters on the brink of anarchy as does Nicaragua.


Well, maybe the Democrats would.

[Jet Jaguar]

[Redmen4ever]

A Ugar, a cin, a canal: Nicaragua!

Sorry ... it just doesn't work.

[Scarchin]

I know that there are some former Big Dig Boston honchos looking for work...

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Having read "BOTH" threads,,,,I wonder why Oil Pipelines
and Railroads don't seem to have been given much consideration by China to haul OOGO's CITGO oil as well as
Container cargo from one side to the other! Both are faster and cheaper that this STUPID idea of digging another
canal ! China is a danger to the USA as well as OOGO the Fat. I do not shop at Walley-World or buy CITGO gas !
Jimmah Karter is an IDIOT ! ;0)

[bert]

Hmmm... I'll have to dig through my stuff. I once had a map of this canal as proposed way back then with hand drawn ink revisions and notes.