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Mr.WeRP

(1,098 posts)
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 02:23 PM Mar 2025

Trump Orders Military to Plan Invasion of Panama

https://newrepublic.com/post/192718/trump-orders-u.s.-military-panama-canal

The Trump administration has asked the U.S. military to draw up options for retaking the Panama Canal.

President Trump has been pushing for retaking the canal since December, and repeated his desire in a joint address to Congress last week, without any elaboration. The rest of the Trump administration hasn’t attempted to explain what he means, either.


From common dreams: https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-panama-canal-invasion-plan

U.S. officials familiar with the planning said options for "reclaiming" the vital waterway include close cooperation with Panama's military and, absent that, possible war.



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Trump Orders Military to Plan Invasion of Panama (Original Post) Mr.WeRP Mar 2025 OP
Omg XanaDUer2 Mar 2025 #1
"Donald the Dove" NYC Liberal Mar 2025 #2
Not without congress............. Lovie777 Mar 2025 #3
Jesus. What a moron. underpants Mar 2025 #4
If he invades JBTaurus83 Mar 2025 #5
Might as well draw up plans for Greenland, Canada, and Europe too. The mad king is angry. dem4decades Mar 2025 #6
I wouldn't be surprised if... NEOH Mar 2025 #10
Possible future headlines Submariner Mar 2025 #7
He's insane. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2025 #8
All it takes is one sunk ship C_U_L8R Mar 2025 #9
All markets would take a hit Mr.WeRP Mar 2025 #16
Precursor to greenland then Canada. kerouac2 Mar 2025 #11
So he wants to protect the Russians, but he wants to go down there and start shooting Panamanians after all these years? Walleye Mar 2025 #12
Panama RJ-MacReady Mar 2025 #13
Right now I feel like telling the Panamanians that live there the names of the Americans/Panamanians who shilled and Baitball Blogger Mar 2025 #14
All this because he owes them tax money. louis-t Mar 2025 #15

NEOH

(287 posts)
10. I wouldn't be surprised if...
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 02:39 PM
Mar 2025

I wouldn’t be surprised if he eventually did just that…

Submariner

(13,332 posts)
7. Possible future headlines
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 02:32 PM
Mar 2025

Last edited Thu Mar 13, 2025, 04:40 PM - Edit history (1)

A family of American tourists on the balcony of their cruise ship were shot to death when machine gun fire erupted from the adjacent jungle as the cruise ship transited the canal.

Panamanians revolted today when they used high explosives to blow the Gaton Lake gates, bringing canal operations to a stop for months to come while repairs are made.

C_U_L8R

(49,259 posts)
9. All it takes is one sunk ship
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 02:35 PM
Mar 2025

And Trumps stupid plan stops global shipping and the market tanks again, if there’s anything left to tank.

kerouac2

(1,474 posts)
11. Precursor to greenland then Canada.
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 02:39 PM
Mar 2025

He won't want Mexico, too many of the wrong type of people there...

Walleye

(44,432 posts)
12. So he wants to protect the Russians, but he wants to go down there and start shooting Panamanians after all these years?
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 02:40 PM
Mar 2025

Baitball Blogger

(52,111 posts)
14. Right now I feel like telling the Panamanians that live there the names of the Americans/Panamanians who shilled and
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 02:47 PM
Mar 2025

voted for Trump. Let them live looking around from all sides.

louis-t

(24,595 posts)
15. All this because he owes them tax money.
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 03:04 PM
Mar 2025

Millions, because of fraud and improper reporting of employment numbers to avoid paying Social Security.

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