Reclaim Our Canal!
Editor’s note: With the inauguration of Donald Trump to his second term as president of the United States, the Panama Canal is once again at the forefront of Americans’ geopolitical discussions. Trump believes giving up the canal was a bad idea for America, and wants to take it back. But is this possible, and is it even a good idea?
The following article, which has been cut for space, was originally published in the January 31, 2000 issue of The New American. In its pages, TNA Senior Editor William F. Jasper lays out a series of facts to disprove the many fallacies often used as arguments as to why the Panama Canal could not and should not be reclaimed by the United States. We believe these facts are just as relevant now as they were 25 years ago. As the late Representative Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-Idaho) said at the time, the issue of ownership of the canal “is far from over.”
Fallacy #1: We can’t break the treaties; we can’t go back on our word.
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