For Isabel Corro, Donald Trump’s suggestions that the US could use military force to take control of the Panama Canal evokes painful memories.
The 79-year-old vividly recalls rushing her children inside her apartment on 20 December 1989 as US army helicopters and fighter jets screamed over Panama City, turning buildings to piles of rubble with rockets and gunfire.
In Panama, where the scars of conflict with the US are still healing, Trump’s comments have provoked widespread anger.
The incident has strained relations with Panama’s government, which has said sovereignty over the canal is “non-negotiable” and accused Trump of lying about making an offer to buy it.
“The only hands operating the canal are Panamanian and that is how it is going to stay,” said the country’s foreign minister, Javier Martínez-Acha.
There is going to be so much (more) disdain for the US by the end of the next 4+ years. I know its already building quickly in Canada
yawn, yet another feeble attempt to make himself seem like some master negotiator. Just like Mexico paying for a wall that was never built. He wants attention, and doesn’t want you to think too hard about the incoming Jack Smith report. Or the million other horrendous/criminal things he’s done or is in the process of doing.
Trump is a moron and taking back the Panama Canal is a stupid idea, but comparing it to the 1989 invasion is also pretty dumb. 90% of Panamanians supported it.
He hasn’t even taken office yet and we’re already full-speed-ahead to Stupidville. Headlines like this are a mere warm-up to the shit-show that’s brewing
Because Trump wants to be like Putin and try to build an empire again.
Why? To distract.
Notice how no one is talking about the Republican infighting over Trump and Elon’s support for immigration?
Notice how the stupid cunts that voted for him because they can’t afford food, still can’t afford food?
The people who voted for him because they “couldn’t afford food” seem to still be financing giant ass trucks to commute to their office jobs…
Big trucks are the new avocado toast.
Avocado toast doesn’t cost 50-70k + interest for years.
These people are signing up for an extra housing payment worth of car loan and then complaining about how much eggs cost.
You’ve obviously never had my avocado toast.
I don’t get avocado. It tastes of nothing. Which, given how vibrant its color is, is always a disappointment. Don’t see why people rave over it
Distract from his stupid policy of imperialism? Distract from his idiocy? What do you think it’s “distracting” from? Ridiculous.
Really? Do you have memory loss? Do you seriously not remember the 4 years he was in office last?
He’s not distracting from anything, he’s distracting from EVERYTHING. The man careens around from controversy to controversy like a drunken mule on stilts. It’s not some master plan of distraction, it’s that no one can focus on the shit he’s breaking if he’s still busy wilding careening around. By the time people are talking about something insane he’s done or said, it’s old news because he’s already moved on to something even more insane.
it’s that no one can focus on the shit he’s breaking if he’s still busy wilding careening around.
This is stupid. It’s like saying of a difficult toddler “he’s just distracting us” when he acts up. The acting up is the thing. It’s not a distraction - IT’S THE PROBLEM. To say we can’t focus on it is just bullshit.
Ok well you can call it stupid all you want but it happened last time and it’s going to happen again this time
What will happen?
His stupid policies, his stupid actions his harm to the people of the USA and the rest of the world.
And nobody will do anything about it because the news can’t focus on something long enough for people to care.
And nobody will do anything about it because the news can’t focus on something long enough for people to care.
You think that is what’s stopping people from blocking Trump???
