U.S. officials familiar with the planning said options for "reclaiming" the vital waterway include close cooperation with Panama's military and, absent that, possible war.
This is dangerius rhetoric but I don’t believe the US military needs to be told to “plan” for an invasion of anywhere on the planet. The plan is already on a big shelf between “blow up the Vatican” and “mine the Marianas Trench”
Panama should make sure that there are an ample amount of explosives placed throughout the canal, and convey in clear terms to Trump that these will be triggered if the U.S makes any move that threatens their sovereignty.
Throughout the Trump rolling disaster, there has always been some adult in the room will tell him no. That was true during his first term. It’s no longer true.
There’s a belief that there’s an adult in the room in the US military that will say no if he orders something crazy. Not sure if that’s true at all this time around.