De Gaulle also out into action France’s strategic military independence from 🇺🇸 after it betrayed 🇫🇷 during the canal of Suez crisis. This is why France is the only militarized European country without NATO bases and with 100% independent nuclear weapons.
"the cheaper the crook... the gaudier the patter" .... Dashiell Hammett... sounds like a mob boss walking into a restaurant and saying my meals are free because I own these streets.. never give in or they OWN YOU and they will make that clear every chance they get..
Trump's mob boss vibes feel straight out of a 1930s gangster flick—complete with shady deals, loyal henchmen, and a flair for drama. All that's missing is a fedora and a smoky jazz soundtrack. You can almost hear the narrator saying, "In a world of crime and chaos..."
So THIS is how he’s going to lower grocery and gas prices. It’s becoming more clear every day. This might also solve the infrastructure and healthcare issues. How his predecessors didn’t figure this out is mind boggling. It’s SO obvious.
Not related at all, but the mention of Anthony Eden sent me back to my childhood - we lived up the road from him. I haven’t thought of that for many many years.
Although if anyone was going to rise from the grave it would be his wife, not him. She was fiercely protective of him.
Trump doesn’t agree with any previous agreements including the Panama Charter or the US constitution. The more he tries to “get paid back”, the more the US will be boycotted.
No, the United States did not directly participate in the construction of the Suez Canal. It was primarily a French and Egyptian endeavor, led by Ferdinand de Lesseps. The canal was designed by de Lesseps and built by the Universal Suez Ship Canal Company, a joint French and Egyptian enterprise.
US had zero to do w/building Suez Canal. It was built by Suez Canal Co., a French-Egyptian venture, & led by Ferdinand de Lesseps. 1902 US bought rights to Panama from France. Teddy Roosevelt strong armed Colombia to give him land as what’s now Panama was part of Colombia then.
Suez is silly to claim; but you are kind of underselling Panama here. It wasn’t like if US hadn’t bought the rights France was sure to pull it off. It seemed very unlikely anyone would or could pull it off.
"The Suez Canal was primarily funded by the French and Egyptian governments through the Suez Canal Company. In 1858, Ferdinand de Lesseps formed the Suez Canal Company to build the canal. Initially, France held 52% of the company's shares, while Egypt held 44%, according to Britannica."
Just like the US involvement in Vietnam, started as a French campaign. Does that mean the US owns Vietnam because we sent a generation of people to die there?
They abandoned it completely, though. By the time the US got to it almost all of the French work had been destroyed by mudslides; the machinery had been destroyed by the weather and/or swallowed by the jungle. An entire generation of French engineering talent died in the Panamanian jungle.
Is there a fee for US ships to transit the Panama Canal?
No, in most cases, US ships, especially warships, are exempt from paying tolls when transiting the Panama Canal.
Yachts typically pay around $1800 + $75 inspection fee. So what is he bitching about, billionaires paying couch change?
If I remember correctly, the USA gets a reduced charge foe US Navy ships transiting the Panama Canal in the treaty Carter signed. It was the French that built the Suez Canal & it was the British who defended it until the end of WWII! The Egyptians take care of it now.
We grabbed the loot off of that canal for fifty years before we gave it back to Panama. Wasn't it Jimmy Carter that gave it back?
Anyways, anybody else tired of shitler threatening other countries with land grabs?
He just wants a statue. Can we give him one?
Would just be a nice gesture, and maybe if Dems can put up enough fight and win in 2028, we get to tear the thing down!
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What is President DipShit even talking about?
We didn't even build that one.
Although if anyone was going to rise from the grave it would be his wife, not him. She was fiercely protective of him.
Wasn't the man French in both cases? Ferdinand de Lesseps
- Ukraine/Russia
- Canada as 51st state
- Greenland
- Reciprocal tariffs
- China Trade War
… and flamed out so let’s pick on weaker targets.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-companies-accused-tax-evasion-panama
what? commission a painting?
What, like put a fucking blue plaque up?
"memorialize"?
He’ll say anything to get a headline. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
What?
Everyone knows.
Except the President of the United States.
This was the authority in the '80s.
We had the service subscription, where you could order custom articles. And the Book of the Year that released current facts and articles.
My biggest wow in a lifetime of tech was when the entirety of Encyclopedia Britannica fit on a CD.
#scale
Was a cornerstone in my education. DAE?
/s
You and your facts and data.
No, in most cases, US ships, especially warships, are exempt from paying tolls when transiting the Panama Canal.
Yachts typically pay around $1800 + $75 inspection fee. So what is he bitching about, billionaires paying couch change?
You would reach more people, when you add a good description into the Alt-text field.
That is pretty easy, especially, when your image just contain text.
This way, you support visually impaired people and everyone else, who rely on a good filled Alt-text.
#accessibility
Mr No Wars Under Me looking for a war under him
Is this how he starts action against Panama, with Greenland to follow, then Canada?
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memorialize
"A Mediator’s Obligation to Memorialize the Agreement"
https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publications/dispute_resolution_magazine/fall-2015/9_press_lurie_on_professional_practice.authcheckdam.pdf
Anyways, anybody else tired of shitler threatening other countries with land grabs?
- making enemies out of longstanding friends.
- building walls not bridges
'He who builds walls will end up imprisoned by them'. Pope Francis
Would just be a nice gesture, and maybe if Dems can put up enough fight and win in 2028, we get to tear the thing down!