The one person in this administration that would prove to be a real asset to the country has turned into a “yes man.”
This issue require diplomacy based in solid facts. A USA Secretary of State cannot simply land on foreign soil and begin ranting about seizing the ownership of an international canal zone. If that is Rubio’s intention he could set off international tensions that results in war. The retaliatory tariffs are just the beginning. The USA overnight is becoming a pariah.
If there are known and provable violations to the Panama Neutrality Treaty that is a matter of moving legally in a variety of venues long before any show of force may occur. Sorry, but, Trump’s approach is insanity.
The USA can’t simply throw its weigh around without impunity. There has to be factual evidence of violations to the Panama Neutrality Treaty as demonstrated in an open international forum before the USA Secretary of State can be taken seriously and sanctions leveraged. Sanctions on Panama is the first step to correcting any course. The USA can’t simply invade Panama, take control of the canal, and start collecting money for passage. That is a very hostile act.
Trump believes his own lies and the U.S.A. is getting into trouble. This stuff is really terrible stuff Trump is doing. When is he going to be stopped and proper steps taken? The USA will never have an income from the canal again. It can only apply pressure to force compliance to the treaty. There will be no forceful takeover. Congress would never sanction such a war after the 90 day executive branch window expires. China will show up if something that aggressive occurs.
The USA Congress needs to make it clear to Trump that 90 wars will be a solid basis for impeachment. Cohesion by the order of the president to the USA military is NOT an option anywhere in the world. Such aggressive actions by a USA president will result in payment of reparations and increased taxes on billionaires to pay for Trump’s Commander and Chief’s toying with lesser countries.
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Nuclear aggression is out of the question in that 90 day window. Defensive measures is the only permissible action.
A first strike nuclear attack is never a surprise operation. Any nuclear weapons release sets up Earth into a nuclear winter that makes it uninhabitable. The nuclear age was over, except for peaceful use of the technology, before it ever started.
It is still a deterrent to conventional weapon aggression. That is the reason countries like Iran and North Korea propagate weapon stockpiles.
