3. What if Jimmy Carter was reelected? How does the course of the US change?

What if Jimmy Carter was reelected? How does the course of the US change?

Hmmm, no. The United States did pay money, but to Panama, not to Colombia. Colombian ambassadors had signed a treaty with the United States to construct a canal, but the Colombian government did not ratify the treaty. Instead of giving up, the US then realized if they forced Colombia to give up Panama they could force Panama to sign any treaties they wanted. So, they shut down the railroad from Colombia to Panama, and pointed the guns of the U.S.S. Nashville at Colombia. Then Panama declared its independence. Because the US really did not care about Panama, they got a French guy to sign the treaty for Panama and still considered it binding.

Im not even sure what you are trying to say in the second paragraph "Not a part of Panama the hiring of Panamanians"? It sounds like you are trying to justify wage racism so here you go. Regardless of weather or not Panama wanted to turn "their stinking jungle shithole" into "a place the world knows" there is nothing justifying the treatment of Panamanians and Blacks by the US.

It is impossible to compare Panama to alsace-lorraine. alsace-lorraine has historically been French speaking territory in France. Panama is a spanish speaking country thousands of miles away from the US with their own government, laws, and people. The U.S controlled Panama for less than 100 years while some form of France has controlled alsace-lorraine for thousands. Also likening Panamanian citizens who wanted independence to terrorists is like calling the original 13 colonies terrorists for wanting independence from Britain. Should the US have remained under British control, and should we be thankful to them for turning us into "a place the world knows"?

Surrendering Panama is far different than surrendering a state. Panamanian citizens did not pay taxes to the US, but also could not vote or have a say in the laws. Should they be punished for being upset their country is being run without their control?

I'm just going to ignore you calling the United Nations "primitive". Thats just too stupid for me to even argue against. Also I'm not sure what 5 nations you are referring to, but most likely the permanent UN security council members. Surprise, sometimes being an imperialist and using your power to beat down people is bad. Shocker right?

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