{"id":2413202,"date":"2025-03-14T11:56:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T15:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-orders-military-to-plan-operation-for-retaking-panama-canal-report\/"},"modified":"2025-03-14T11:56:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T15:56:01","slug":"trump-orders-military-to-plan-operation-for-retaking-panama-canal-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-orders-military-to-plan-operation-for-retaking-panama-canal-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Orders Military to Plan Operation for Retaking Panama Canal: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-orders-military-to-plan-operation-for-retaking-panama-canal-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2413202&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has directed the military to devise options for expanding U.S. troop presence in Panama to achieve his goal of &ldquo;reclaiming&rdquo; the Panama Canal.<\/p>\n<p>Potential plans range from &ldquo;partnering more closely with Panamanian security forces to a less likely option of U.S. troops&rsquo; seizing the canal by force,&rdquo; two U.S. officials told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/national-security\/trump-white-house-asked-us-military-develop-options-panama-canal-offic-rcna195994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Sources said while military coercion is highly unlikely, it could become an option if Panama doesn&rsquo;t cooperate with the United States.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/portrait-recently-added-trumps-oval-office-much-deeper-meaning-appears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> previously said reclaiming the 50-mile waterway is crucial to national security amid concerns of growing Chinese influence in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The president has also accused Panama of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/03\/business\/economy\/panama-canal-fees.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">charging excessively high<\/a> fees to use the channel.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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 \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-china-panama-canal-americas-fight-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Panama Canal<\/a>, which connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, is one of the world&rsquo;s busiest waterways.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly 72 percent of canal traffic involves the movement of goods to or from American ports, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trade.gov\/market-intelligence\/panama-panama-canal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Trade Commission<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The channel&rsquo;s location dramatically reduces shipping time and costs. Without it, ships must traverse a 8,000-nautical mile detour around South America.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BlackRock recently acquired a controlling stake in Panama Canal ports from a Hong Kong-based firm for $23 billion, a move seen as strengthening US control and countering Chinese influence in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s a look at the countries that dominate trade through the Panama Canal&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EEsonpF7pF\">pic.twitter.com\/EEsonpF7pF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kuvera (@Kuvera_In) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kuvera_In\/status\/1900127908024471674?\">March 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Controlling the canal could ensure uninterrupted access for U.S. commercial and military ships &mdash; which becomes critical in the event of war, when potential enemies could block off chokepoints.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. controlled the Panama Canal from 1914 until 1999, when it was fully transferred to Panama, fulfilling a treaty signed by Democratic President Jimmy Carter.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has repeatedly said he wants the canal under U.S. control, citing both national security and what he considers unreasonable fee hikes.<\/p>\n<p>Theoretically, U.S. ownership of the canal could keep shipping costs lower for American business and consumers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Privately, Trump has told his advisers that he sees a U.S. military presence in Panama and on the canal itself as critical to that effort,&rdquo; U.S. officials told NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump has also made it clear that he wants U.S. service members to be visible in the canal zone as a show of force.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In January, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/donald-trump-set-invoke-alien-enemies-act-1798-fourth-time-us-history-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">president<\/a> said he could not guarantee that he wouldn&rsquo;t use military force to regain control of the canal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Reporter: Can you assure the world that as you try to get control of Greenland and the Panama Canal, that you won&rsquo;t use military or economic coercion?<\/p>\n<p>Trump: &ldquo;No.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JlvCxi9jtQ\">pic.twitter.com\/JlvCxi9jtQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1876678817084801471?\">January 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s unclear if Trump pushing for U.S. control of the Panama Canal is a serious goal, or if he&rsquo;s merely using the muscular rhetoric to negotiate for lower tolls.<\/p>\n<p>However, reclaiming the canal could ignite a diplomatic nightmare for the United States and fuel global accusations of American imperialism and potential warmongering.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I thought he was the president of peace<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Broad street Barkery (@BarkeryBroad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarkeryBroad\/status\/1900194403618062430?\">March 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sounds like an invasion<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dave&rsquo;s Burner (@Dave42491123) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dave42491123\/status\/1900199423398842521?\">March 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So Trump is going to start wars with:<\/p>\n<p>Canada<br \/> Mexico<br \/> Greenland<br \/> Panama<br \/> Iran<\/p>\n<p>This is what happens when morons are brainwashed into thinking they&rsquo;re indestructible<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CreekPete &#127464;&#127462; (@Creek_Pete) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Creek_Pete\/status\/1898381353109848456?\">March 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As always, it&rsquo;ll be interesting &mdash; 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