Operation Double Chokepoint is a theoretical U.S. strategy that uses the Panama Canal as economic leverage to force the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The plan begins by using security concerns as a pretext to seize control of the canal's locks via a rapid military strike. By closing the canal to most international traffic, the U.S. would create a global trade crisis, spiking oil prices and paralyzing shipping to pressure other nations into joining a coalition to reopen Hormuz.However, this high-stakes gamble carries severe long-term risks. Beyond the immediate need for a massive military occupation to maintain control, the move would likely alienate Latin American allies and destroy U.S. diplomatic standing in the region. Ultimately, such an aggressive act could accelerate a global shift away from the U.S. dollar as nations like China and Brazil seek new economic alignments to avoid American coercion.
>>540694050we built it. it's ours
>>540694133It was built by the French, retard. Fuck off
>>540694133The rationale behind this strategy is based on the concept of asymmetric leverage. In this scenario, the U.S. is facing a problem it cannot easily solve in the Middle East: a closed Strait of Hormuz. Because the Strait is a primary artery for global oil, its closure creates a crisis, but the U.S. may lack the immediate diplomatic or military means to force a resolution without starting a full-scale war.To solve this, the strategy shifts the "pain" of the crisis from the Middle East to the Western Hemisphere. By seizing the Panama Canal, the U.S. creates a second, equally devastating "chokepoint" in global trade. The goal is to make the economic cost of a closed Panama Canal so unbearable for the rest of the world—specifically for major trading powers—that those nations are forced to stop remaining neutral and instead pressure Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Essentially, it turns a regional conflict into a global economic hostage situation to compel international cooperation.
>>540694188The United States did not start the project, but it did complete it.The French first attempted to build the Panama Canal in the 1880s, but their effort collapsed due to bankruptcy and the deaths of thousands of workers from yellow fever and malaria. The U.S. took over the project in 1904 after supporting Panama's independence from Colombia. American engineers and laborers then spent a decade completing the massive construction task, officially opening the canal in 1914.The U.S. maintained full control of the canal and a surrounding zone for decades until the Torrijos-Carter Treaties of 1977 transitioned ownership and operation to Panama, a process that was finalized on December 31, 1999.
>>540694050Ojalá
>>540694233The French did most of the heavy lifting lol
To think deeper on this, you have to stop looking at it through the lens of "rules-based order" and start looking at it through the lens of "existential survival." The previous analysis assumes the U.S. wants to remain the "good guy" or the "responsible leader" of the global economy. But in a scenario where the Strait of Hormuz is closed indefinitely, the U.S. might decide that the "global order" is already dead. If the closure of Hormuz triggers a total energy collapse, massive domestic riots, and the bankruptcy of key NATO allies, the U.S. administration wouldn't care about "diplomatic standing" or the 1977 Treaty. In that mindset, losing the goodwill of Latin America is a small price to pay to prevent a total societal meltdown at home. The rationale shifts from "Is this a good diplomatic move?" to "Is this the only way to stop the lights from going out in New York and London?"
From a hard-power perspective, the real strength of the plan is the "speed of pain." While there are alternative routes like the Arctic or land bridges, those take years to scale. A canal closure happens in an afternoon. The immediate, violent spike in shipping costs and the sudden disappearance of goods would create instant political instability in Beijing, Tokyo, and Berlin. The U.S. wouldn't be trying to "convince" these nations to help; it would be triggering a crisis so acute that those governments would be forced to pressure Iran just to stop their own populations from revolting. It's not a diplomatic negotiation; it's a controlled demolition of the global economy to force a specific result.The deeper gamble here is whether the U.S. can survive as a "pariah empire" rather than a "global leader." This strategy is essentially a pivot from hegemony (leading by consent and rules) to raw empire (leading by coercion and force). If the U.S. decides that the world is moving toward a multipolar system anyway—with China and Brazil already drifting away—it might decide to use its remaining "trump cards" (like the canal) while it still can. The logic becomes: "If the world is going to abandon the dollar and our leadership eventually, we might as well use our power to solve our most urgent security crisis first, and deal with the ruins of our reputation later."So, is it viable? If the goal is to maintain the current global system, absolutely not. But if the system is already collapsing and the U.S. is in a "survival at any cost" mode, this becomes a brutal, logical option. It's a "scorched earth" strategy for the global economy.
Looks like it would workAll the vassals are getting raped
The orange retard is gonna fuck it up just like everything else
>>540694050Sounds completely retarded. So Dump will probably do it
>>540694050I ran Operation Double Chokepoint on your mom last night. Shit was cash. But fr though, unhinged propaganda.
>>540694050Why wouldn't the world attack the us instead of Iran? It's like attacking the victim.
It'd be really funny. We should do it.
>>540694313>float a million beehives on a hundred thousand pontoon boats all over the waters of Panama>the bees that fall in the water feed the fish, fish population explodes>fishermen finally have enough to eat, also surplus honey everywhere>Americans install Gigawatts of solar panels ontop of the pontoon boats, providing surplus electricity throughout the regionI wish indeed
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>>540694050>USA to attack Panama?Cartels control Mexico and weak states in South America.Argentina, El Salvador, and now Columbia have decided to put a stop to the shit.Sounds like it makes sense. Iran will kneel. Whoever is left in leadership that is. >"Geopolitics".
>>540694213What if Iran doesn't careThey've had their time under sanctions. They've been without allies. Their goal is basically to get the US to fuck off so they can go back to selling oil, and they can do that by holding the strait closed until that happens. Anything beyond that is a bonus.
>>540694050>we muat take Panamussy to reopen the HormussyOk
>>540694233>after supporting Panama's independence from ColombiaYou mean after the CIA overthrew their government?
Let me ask professor Jiang opinion first
>>540697358If we introduce lionfish to the waters of Panama then perhaps the starving people there wouldn't have to eat Chinese dog meat
Shipping costs from China to Muttmerica is always paid by the buyer (Muttmerica).Good luck Mutts.
>>540697292they won'tPanama takeover sounds like a bigger global escalation to choke US enemies — especially China, Brazil — and as punishment for the rest of the world for not siding with US, Israel on allying against Iran.it'd be clownish to see that while Monroe Doctrine, Manifest Destiny is easily done by USA, it'll kill the US as White Ethnostate based on Anglo-Germanic ancestries as it'll plunge USA into a spic ethnostate — right now, spics are wishing they being conquered by US so they could become US citizens. Even Puerto Rico keep themselves as US territory even applying for statehood while conservative Americans want PR to secede and independent.the future of USA is Estados Unidoswhat will US do when say, China-Brazil shipping rerouted longer via South Africa? i guess Malacca will be next
>>540694050>However, this high-stakes gamble carries severe long-term risks.Yes we just form a coalition to nuke israel>>540694133So what? The guy who built your house? It's his?Those who build the road in your house? Is theirs?
>>540694449This is the most retarded plan I have ever heard in my life. Which means it it probably true.
>>540697358You do know that guy is a feminist...You can't only like somebody because they're against Jews
>>540698618>You can't only like somebody because they're against JewsIt's a start
