Originally Posted by Z

I live in Panama and as a part of the treaty to give the canal back to this country, the US included a cute little piece of wording that amounts to "If we feel like the Panama canal is in any danger, we reserve the right to turn Panama into one big ass US military base and you're just gonna have to sit back and watch."

If Venezuela gets too froggy, I have a feeling that I'll be seeing some of my old friends from the USMC.