Former US Ambassador to Panama Barbara Stephenson says Panama won’t return the Panama Canal to the US, as it remains vital to the country’s interests.
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00:00OK, so one of the things you said in your opening statement is that this could all be
00:05a negotiating tactic, or you alluded to the fact that, as some analysts are suggesting,
00:09this could be President Trump's negotiating technique to bring people to the table to
00:14start the discussion, to put the idea out there.
00:17You also mentioned the former U.S. Ambassador to Panama, John Feeley, and one of the things
00:22he's been saying is that it would, quote, take military force to take back control of
00:27the Panama Canal.
00:29I mean, I don't know if you agree with that.
00:30And I just want to ask, could it really come to that?
00:36So I don't see a scenario in which Panama would, quote, give back the canal.
00:42I just do not.
00:43It is an issue of paramount importance to the Panamanian.
00:48Sovereignty over the canal is a deeply held conviction in Panamanians' hearts.