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The canal is and will remain Panama's,
Mulino said, calling for dialogue to address any issues
The Panama Canal is our oil, and this is as if you’re threatening to take oil from Saudi Arabia, to take away the oil wells,
said Diaz-Espino
We paid for it, we built it, and right now over 55% of the revenues of the Panama Canal are coming from that investment, not from the US investment that they made so long ago,
former Administrator of the Panama Canal Jorge Luis Quijano told CNN
Fairness and not force should lie at the heart of our dealings with the nations of the world,
Carter said at the signing ceremony for the accordsIt was colonialism. The country was divided in two and you couldn’t even go inside,
said author Diaz-Espino of the Canal ZoneCanal is opened by Wilson’s finger,
read the headline in next day’s New York TimesPanama is doing so well with the canal, there are many workers, there is so much employment,
Trump said in 2011.We have been treated very badly from this foolish gift that should have never been made, and Panama’s promise to us has been broken. The purpose of our deal and the spirit of our treaty has been totally violated,
Trump stated
The United States will once again consider itself a growing nation, one that increases our wealth, expands our territory, builds our cities, raises our expectations and carries our flag into new and beautiful horizons,
he declaredAnd we will pursue our Manifest Destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars,
Trump addedThere is no presence of any nation in the world that interferes,
Mulino said
This was the ‘Monroe Doctrine and Mars’ inaugural address, appealing for expansion and colonisation in the western hemisphere – plus space – but saying next to nothing about America’s military role in Europe, the Middle East and even Asia,
wrote Stephen Wertheim, a senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
We will measure our success not only by the battles we win, but also by the wars that we end, and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into.”
In remarks that appeared to allude to that conflict, he saidI’m pleased to say that as of yesterday, one day before I assumed office, the hostages in the Middle East are coming back home to their families,
he said to applause from his supportersThe United States – I mean, think of this – spent more money than ever spent on a project before and lost 38,000 lives in the building of the Panama Canal,
Trump said at the CapitolMy legacy will be as a peacemaker and unifier,
Trump saidPanama’s promise to us has been broken,
he said
This is a legitimate issue that needs to be confronted,
Rubio said
America will reclaim its rightful place as the greatest, most powerful, most respected nation on Earth, inspiring the awe and admiration of the entire world,
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The Canal was not a concession to anyone. It was the result of generational struggles that culminated in 1999, under the Torrijos-Carter Treaty."
José Raúl Mulino said on X