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To: sandintoes who wrote (239286)3/18/2002 12:22:53 AM
From: Thomas M.  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
What was the reasoning behind the move?

Tom



To: sandintoes who wrote (239286)3/18/2002 12:32:03 AM
From: Raymond Duray  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 769670
 
Re: He gave away the Panama Canal!

Ridiculous. We may well have stolen it fair and square in Roosevelt's term. But, Carter was just trying to get out of the maintenance contracts. And the Canal was rapidly becoming obsolete because of the changing nature of ocean container ship and tanker design.


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