Trump White House has asked U.S. military to develop options for the Panama Canal, officials say
Potential plans range from partnering more closely with Panamanian security forces to a less likely option of U.S. troops' seizing the canal by force, U.S. officials told NBC News.
Trump White House Directed Military to Draw Up Plans for ‘Reclaiming’ Panama Canal — Including Seizing It By Force: Report
President Donald Trump's rhetoric about taking back the Panama Canal isn't just bluster, according to an NBC News report Thursday that described how the White House "has directed the U.S. military to draw up options for increasing the American troop presence in Panama" in order to be able to reclaim the canal -- including the option to seize it by force.
Trump asked U.S. military to develop options for the Panama Canal
The White House has directed the U.S. military to draw up options for increasing the American troop presence in Panama to achieve President Trump’s goal of “reclaiming” the Panama Canal, according to two U.
Pentagon ordered to draw up plans to ‘reclaim’ Panama Canal
The White House fears US shipping could be denied access to the canal in the event of a conflict - Matias Delacroix/AP
Trump Asks Military for Plans to Take Panama Canal ‘By Force’
The White House has asked the United States military to draw up plans for how it might seize the Panama Canal “by force,” a bombshell report revealed Thursday. The alleged directive comes a week after President Donald Trump told lawmakers in his joint address to Congress he would be “reclaiming” the vital waterway to “further enhance our national security.
Trump Gives New Orders to U.S. Military on Panama Canal Takeover
The Trump administration has asked the U.S. military to draw up options for retaking the Panama Canal. President Trump has been pushing for retaking the canal since December, and repeated his desire in a joint address to Congress last week,
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