The New York Times ran a major piece of investigative reporting on the Panama Canal expansion 4 months ago. The Times left no room for the Panamanian government and canal executives to hide their stupidity and corruption. What once worked like clockwork hardly works at all and the workmanship in the new section is best expressed as lack of…
Historically, I do not care how we stole the land, dispensed payola, or double-crossed the French. We built it, operated it for years without press coverage because it worked so what more do you want. Now the Panamians broke it and they remind us every day how truly stupid they are.
So why continually run date lines ‘Panama Canal …’ If it can’t be fixed because Panama broke the thing, move on.
[QUOTE=bobdurino;191883]The New York Times ran a major piece of investigative reporting on the Panama Canal expansion 4 months ago. The Times left no room for the Panamanian government and canal executives to hide their stupidity and corruption. What once worked like clockwork hardly works at all and the workmanship in the new section is best expressed as lack of…
Historically, I do not care how we stole the land, dispensed payola, or double-crossed the French. We built it, operated it for years without press coverage because it worked so what more do you want. Now the Panamians broke it and they remind us every day how truly stupid they are.
So why continually run date lines ‘Panama Canal …’ If it can’t be fixed because Panama broke the thing, move on.[/QUOTE]
The Chinese will be building an alternative canal in Nicaragua to compete with the Panamanians for business.
This will be done without American approval or assistance, so it probably will not function.
[QUOTE=bobdurino;191883]The New York Times ran a major piece of investigative reporting on the Panama Canal expansion 4 months ago. The Times left no room for the Panamanian government and canal executives to hide their stupidity and corruption. What once worked like clockwork hardly works at all and the workmanship in the new section is best expressed as lack of…
Historically, I do not care how we stole the land, dispensed payola, or double-crossed the French. We built it, operated it for years without press coverage because it worked so what more do you want. Now the Panamians broke it and they remind us every day how truly stupid they are.
So why continually run date lines ‘Panama Canal …’ If it can’t be fixed because Panama broke the thing, move on.[/QUOTE]
We built it and the country to support it over 100 years ago at enormous expense of human life and treasury. As usual, once we have pulled them out of their miserable mud puddle, the local pygmies begin to resent our presence in their midst and start chanting "Yanqui go home."
President Carter, who was as much of an apologist as our current Commander in Chief thought it would be a nice gesture to comply and handed it over to the locals in the 1970’s. Duh! That has to rank as the STOOPIDEST decisions of his lame administration.
You didn’t need a fortune teller at the time to predict the outcome.
[QUOTE=ombugge;191885]The Chinese will be building an alternative canal in Nicaragua to compete with the Panamanians for business.
This will be done without American approval or assistance, so it probably will not function.[/QUOTE]
It probably will not function because it probably will not ever be built.
Sorry, your autonomous ships will have to use crappy ol’ Panama.
[QUOTE=Lee Shore;191887]We built it and the country to support it over 100 years ago at enormous expense of human life and treasury. As usual, once we have pulled them out of their miserable mud puddle, the local pygmies begin to resent our presence in their midst and start chanting "Yanqui go home."
President Carter, who was as much of an apologist as our current Commander in Chief thought it would be a nice gesture to comply and handed it over to the locals in the 1970’s. Duh! That has to rank as the STOOPIDEST decisions of his lame administration.
You didn’t need a fortune teller at the time to predict the outcome.[/QUOTE]
America stopped the British and French from retaking control of the Suez Canal back in the 1950’s because the Imperial age was coming to an end and it was in the American interest to keep control away from them.
In 1977 President Carter agreed to hand over control of the Panama Canal and Canal Zone to Panama on 31. Dec. 1999. But the agreement gave America the “ongoing right to defend the canal against any threats to its neutrality”.
Upholding the sovereign rights of countries and non-interference in other countries affairs are a principle of the UN Charter and essential to peace in the modern world. America is and has been a defender of these principles, but hasn’t always lived by it’s own words.
[QUOTE=Lee Shore;191889]It probably will not function because it probably will not ever be built.
Sorry, your autonomous ships will have to use crappy ol’ Panama.[/QUOTE]
Speculations and without proof. Who believe a left leaning rag like NYT??
The experts disagree on whether the project is dead, on hold, or still going on “behind the scene”. As stated, the Chinese are notoriously non-transparent in their business dealings, so nobody really know.
The autonomous ships heading from Europe to the west coast of the Americas will sail across the Arctic Ocean when that time comes. Meanwhile they will stick to crossing the Atlantic Ocean, if they will be allowed to call at American ports at all.
I should think the 99 year lease could of been extended again if we’d of had a will and a “statesman” (deal maker) in office. Water supply will also be a issue with the new canal, especially if further failure of the dams continues. Now we wait and see if China takes over Rodman, (our old training facility) and puts up 16" naval guns. Who’s to stop that? again: The demise of a once great nation.
[QUOTE=jimrr;191898]I should think the 99 year lease could of been extended again if we’d of had a will and a “statesman” (deal maker) in office. Water supply will also be a issue with the new canal, especially if further failure of the dams continues. Now we wait and see if China takes over Rodman, (our old training facility) and puts up 16" naval guns. Who’s to stop that? again: The demise of a once great nation.[/QUOTE]
Don’t confuse greatness with the size of your guns, or the willingness to use them.
Nobody win in modern wars, except for the weapons producers, that is.
[QUOTE=ombugge;191893]Speculations and without proof. Who believe a left leaning rag like NYT??
The experts disagree on whether the project is dead, on hold, or still going on “behind the scene”. As stated, the Chinese are notoriously non-transparent in their business dealings, so nobody really know.
The autonomous ships heading from Europe to the west coast of the Americas will sail across the Arctic Ocean when that time comes. Meanwhile they will stick to crossing the Atlantic Ocean, if they will be allowed to call at American ports at all.[/QUOTE]
OK so you don’t care for the Times, we all have opinions. If you disagree with story, then what is your point-of-view. gCaptain recently ran a story pertaining to core samples of the new concrete locks. The samples have more bubbles than Coke or Pepsi. This concrete chunk corroberated the Times story.
[QUOTE=bobdurino;192011]OK so you don’t care for the Times, we all have opinions. If you disagree with story, then what is your point-of-view. gCaptain recently ran a story pertaining to core samples of the new concrete locks. The samples have more bubbles than Coke or Pepsi. This concrete chunk corroberated the Times story.[/QUOTE]
If you have read any of my posts on various subject you should be able to recognize my take on sarcasm when you see it.