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@philip_cardella

#PanamaCanal #RonaldReagan #TrumpCoup

I guess, I was too young, but yes, #Reagan did talk a lot about the canal.

However, it was a pipedream even back then in 1977:

"It is possible that the canal could be defended against a hostile Panamanian population, backed by guerrillas from other Latin American countries, but the Joint Chiefs of Staff say it would take over 100,000 men, ..."

https://www.nytimes.com/1977/08/28/archives/reagan-on-panama.html

@GottaLaff