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Do you think it was wise for the US to return control of the Canal back to Panama in 1999? Why or Why not

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Answer: They couldn't control the gulf after the Spanish-America war

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After the Spanish-America war, owning the canals became a military and economic imperative to America despite they acquired they acquired the empire before the war, although they wanted to move warships and business between Pacific and Atlantic ocean.

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