In a letter released at the Roundtable, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Thomas Moorer warned that the 1977 treaties are creating a "vacuum" that could be filled by a hostile foreign power and conditions that may make the Canal inoperable for critical periods of time.

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As the 39th U.S. president, Carter pursued the Camp David Accords and the Panama Canal treaties, but his last year in power was dominated by the Iran hostage crisis.

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Punjab's robust canal system offers the chance to reclaim much of the power (part of which comes from diesel-fueled generators) used to draw up irrigation water beyond that available from gravitational flow.

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In a doomsday scenario, extremist Islamic factions in Egypt, Tunisia and even Jordan could come to power, killing critical diplomatic and military relationships, forcing the closing of the Suez Canal and allowing Iran fill the vacuum.

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