We built the darn thing...
2006-07-05 12:05:46 · 13 answers · asked by Jeff B 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Yes.It's now at the mercy of potentially unstable governments that could decide to turn anit-american and shut off our access to it.We built it for our economy and for our military,and should have kept it.
It's loss is just one of many reasons Carter was horrible as president.
2006-07-05 12:12:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would be nice to have revenue from the canal but the lease is up and it belongs to Panama now. But the truth is as a nation we no longer need it, we have such a good internal transport system we can ship across country faster than a ship can go down, use the canal, and come back up. We got plenty of use and payback for the effort we put in.
2006-07-05 12:23:16 · answer #2 · answered by JFra472449 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It went to to rightful owner, our great president Jimmy Carter, did the right thing, the upkeep and paying Panama for the lease at the time was just to much and we knew if there were any problem from Panama our military would have take care of it, so it's now there problem and it still cost us to go thur it as it did before and we are not responsible for the up keep
2006-07-05 12:17:26 · answer #3 · answered by man of ape 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should be ashamed for even asking this question! John McCain may or may not be your choice for President - but to question that this man that has given so much for his country and to say that he is not a "natural born citizen" really makes me mad. He was born on a US Military facility = that is US soil - just like a foreign US Embassy - inside the gates is US soil! His father and grandfather served in the military - he served and spend 5-1/2 years as a POW. BTW - all of you Obama-maniacs when did Obama serve in the US MILITARY. I think that should be a requirement for president - how can you be Commander In Chief when you've never even been a private?
2016-03-27 05:18:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We also helped out the European economy after World War 2; do you think we should own Europe? We were trying to help out the Panamanians when we built it with the understanding that they in turn would be willing to conduct trade with us and allow us passage through their country instead of having to travel around South America. The cost of the time saved in travel would obviously be valuable to the US and so it was decided that we would pay the Panamanians a portion of that savings.
We should honor our agreements. Or are you saying we shouldn’t?
2006-07-05 12:20:58 · answer #5 · answered by Augustus-Illuminati 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's the thing. If you let a democrat in office, he'll give everything away that hard Americans have shed blood and sweat to make. John Kerry seems to have wanted to give our soveriegnty away to the United Nations.
2006-07-05 12:15:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but we should invade Panama and own the whole country, Mexico too. Enslave the whole lot and make them cut our grass!
2006-07-05 12:12:20 · answer #7 · answered by Brian A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea, we built it afterall so we should always have ownership. I say if we don't keep it then we should just land fill it back.
2006-07-05 12:11:50 · answer #8 · answered by Ryan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we built it we died for it it and all the world is ours we just let the panamanian think they own it ha ha ha
2006-07-05 12:09:03 · answer #9 · answered by abramelin_the_wise_mage 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO! we also made a treaty to hand it over, which we did!
2006-07-05 12:09:34 · answer #10 · answered by Pie's_Guy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋