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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio made ominous remarks relating to Cuba, country of his roots and towards which regime he has a deep antipathy. The Trump administration did not say today that it will reprise its action in Venezuela in Cuba, but it didnt say it would not, either.
Rubio said in response to the topic coming up in the press question and answer session: I mean, I just gave you a statement a few minutes ago about, you know, when the president speaks you should take him seriously. Suffice it to say, you know, Cuba is a disaster.
He went on: It is run by incompetent, senile men and, in some cases, not senile, but incompetent. Nonetheless, it has no economy, its in total collapse
all the guards that helped protect [Venezuelas captured leader] Maduro, their spy agency, they were all full of Cubans. This poor island took over Venezuela..
So, yeah, if I lived in Havana and I was in the government Id be concerned, at least a little bit.
per Guardian live feed
Irish_Dem
(79,889 posts)Trump owns North and South America.
No one will stop him.
newdeal2
(4,803 posts)He has temporarily backed off that, for now.
underpants
(194,984 posts)PufPuf23
(9,709 posts)Then, kid you not, I looked up Meyer Lansky on wiki.
The USA monkeys with governments of Central and South America, favoring the rightwing over leftists irrespective of Democrats or GOP running our ship of state.
The rightwing Cubans and Venezuelans are a well-healed voting block and happy.
Look at the last 20 years of Honduras like the 2009 Zelaya coup and messing in subsequent elections.
underpants
(194,984 posts)It details Lanskys control over Baptiste and his unconventional mob lifestyle while also portraying Castros continually futile efforts that left him no option but to go to Havana.
FakeNoose
(40,218 posts)... he'll pass.
Just remember this: only Congress has the constitutional authority to declare war. The President himself has no such authority.
GJGCA
(238 posts)Coventina
(29,180 posts)Trump and his cronies are salivating
yaesu
(9,014 posts)Emile
(40,659 posts)he would invade and make Cuba the 51st state.
Diamond_Dog
(39,784 posts)Is vaccine compliant, and free healthcare. They also are almost 100% literate and have free early child intervention educational programs. Why would the U.S. want any part of that hell hole socialism?
Vogon_Glory
(10,199 posts)and thinking that the island Cubans will welcome them back as patriots and liberators. While Im not thrilled to pieces by Cubas current regime, I suspect that the right-wing Cuban emigres vaping this fever dream are at least as likely to be remembered unfondly as the French remember the Vichyites and collaborators from the German occupation during World War II.