With which moral stand point did Egypt/Panama justify ownership
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With which moral stand point did Egypt/Panama justify ownership of the Suez/Panama canals?
They are not resources ""stolen"" by Europeans. They are immense engineering projects funded and built by British/Americans.
How did they get away with taking control of them?
>>51781698
Did they? I didn't know. Are they owned by the Egyptian/Panaman governments?
>implying panama took control of the canal
a peanut farmer from georgia gave it away.
>>51781698
We gave Panama the canal.
>>51782512
>>51782516
You didn't give it away. He pressured you guys into signing it over in a deal otherwise he would nationalize it.
>>51781698
UN desu.
>>51782538
shut the fuck up.
>>51782538
Nationalize it with what army? Empty threat.
>>51782538
>into signing it over in a deal otherwise he would nationalize it.
have you looked at the record of countries that tried to nationalize American industries?
unlike Spain being a kek to Argentina, we don't fuck around
>>51782570
>He thinks America could just invade over a canal
Okay...
>>51781698
We gave away the Panama Canal when we realized that it's responsible for this stupid fuck.
>>51782650
>he thinks we would need to invade land we already had thousands of troops stationed on
Stop talking out of your asshole.