Russia May Build Long-Planned Nicaragua Canal

Wonderful news.

Bo:

Wonderful? Wait till they find out how difficult and expensive that's going to be. They'll have to dig at least two canals, if not three, and through terrain which isn't the most conducive to the effort.

Panama was selected years ago for exactly that reason. It was more efficient to build there than anywhere else.

Bill,
I think they know more about what they have to do than you do?Anyway they have the money and their system is not collapsing as fast as the yankee one ,already with their naval ships operating there and with the Indian and Chinese navies patrolling now in international waters there is a great opportunity for Obama to downsize his navy and possibly reimploy the redundant sailors to rebuild New Orleans etc.

Bo:

"there is a great opportunity for Obama to downsize his navy and possibly reimploy the redundant sailors to rebuild New Orleans etc.

You win. Hands down, you win.

That's the most asinine proposal of 2008.

Bill,
Why,is New Orleans that hopeless.

Bo:

Are you suffering from rakija fumes this morning?

No, New Orleans is not hopeless, and neither is the US economy. You underestimate our people by a wide margin. They'll survive and thrive, no matter what the government does or doesn't do. There's trouble in several places, but nowhere near the total collapse you keep trying to make other forum members believe. Our society just doesn't work that way.

As to the other stuff, we have differing ideas of what constitutes murder. If you had any legal training, you'd know that a charge of murder requires the "word of art" "unlawfully". So long as the killing is lawful, it isn't murder.

I suppose you're one of those who supports non-violence, but still wears leather shoes, eats meat, plants, etc. There's nothing you can eat or wear outside of chemically-made fabrics that something didn't have to die for. It's nature, man. Get used to it.

But so far as New Orleans is concerned, if there's going to be any military participation in the reconstruction, and I'd bet there is, it isn't a Navy responsibility. Such things as dams and levees are under the jurisdiction of the Army Corps of Engineers, but you can bet that it'll be the people of New Orleans themselves who will rebuild the city. We're not the type to sit on ruins and wait for the government to do something.

I'm sure that any military bases in the area are contributing workers and materials to the best of their ability. It's not an official thing; it's voluntary, and I doubt that the government would object in any case.

wow ... what we have here ? Russian supporters ? these Bulgarian bastards are very unreliable ! KILL THEM BILL !

Stealthy:

No, thanks. I'll leave that to the EU.

There are four major reasons why the Nicaraguan canal will not be built in the near future (within 10-15 years)

!. The present world-wide recession
2. Construction on enlarging the Panama Canal has already begun (which, when completed, will greatly increase its capacity)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_canal#The_future
3. Russian has completed electrification of the Trans-Siberian Railway which is the quickest and easiest way of shipping containerized freight from Asia (China, Japan, and Korea) to Europe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Siberian_Railroad#Future
4. China is also pushing for a full completion and utilization of a southern railway route to Europe, the "Silk Road railway"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road#Railway
http://www.adventurecenter.com/Sundowners/trip/srbi&var=srbi
http://www.larouchepub.com/other/2002/2937_koreas_open_dmz.html

In short, it is unlikely that a new canal will be economically feasible in the the near future

1. the recession? even if they start today, the canal wouldn't be ready before the recession ends. Even better, doing the project now would create some employment when it's needed the most.

2. panama? honestly who gives a damn? If a new burger chain comes out, you don't say things like "but we already have McDonalds!" do you? If Nicaraguas canal ends up being faster, easier and cheaper, we'll use it.

3,4) Good point. But just like they still use Panama's canal today, they would use the Nicaraguan as well.

So it is economically viable for everybody, but Panama, but as I previously said, I don't give a peanut.

Why is this old and ugly thread rearing its ugly head up again? I thought we decided that this is a no-go option back in December of last year? Let them build a second canal if they want, as long as the US doesn't have to bankroll it. Let Hugo Chavez pay for it. lol

Well, you should notify Nicaraguan and Russian authorities about your official position on the matter.
They just told me they haven't been informed you're not supporting the project. lol
LatinFinance.com deserves to be informed as well, they published an article about it on April 6th.