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Donald Trump says US will take over Cuba ‘almost immediately’
(www.newsweek.com)
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The article says "partly joking", but it would be insane to not take the US President seriously when he says stuff like that.
Fucking worse than useless press.
This man does not make jokes.
Yep. He's "partly joking" about everything right up until the second he isn't.
Whats even more crazy is you can show a MAGA an old statement of his and they say he is joking. Then show them him acting on that statement and you can actually see their brain melt.
That's what we call sane washing. He's one of the most powerful people on the planet, his words have weight, this is not some crazy guy on the street corner.
Just a crazy guy in the oval office
Don't worry, the "conflict" in Iran isn't ending any time soon...
What are you talking about? It ended at least three times already this year!
That's so much winning, I just can't keep up.
Maybe if he ends the war a few more times he'll finally get that peace prize...
He no doubt does want to do a regime change operation against Cuba. It's just the resources are tied up with trying to get Iran to re-open the strait, give up their nuclear program, and disband the Axis of Resistance Network.
Result is the US is not coming and any change has to happen inside the country. Which isn't going to happen thanks to the US starving the people of needed resources
And the Cuban people overall like their government. Any pressing issues are wholly the fault of the USA, as far as can be assessed.
Sorry but from the information I can gather the Cuban people have similar opinions as Iranians have for their government.
They don't like them, with real reason for no revolution because the US is not genuinely helping the people but trying to get their own oligarchs in power.
With both sides shooting the best the people in the middle can do is keep their head down and survive (unfortunately)
No they don't lmao. Only the old generations still alive after the Revolution when they kicked out the USA are still die-hards. Most of the younger to middle aged people in general hate the Cuban government. How couldn't they? They live the life while regular ppl have nothing due to the horrible sanctions by the USA. You don't win hearts and minds with poverty, hunger, disease and death.
In regards to the sanctions: that's a crime against humanity for an island like Cuba.
I doubt the Cuban people blame their government for illegal USA sanctions.
Yes they do. Spent 2 months there in March last year.
Sounds misplaced, then, because they are being sanctioned by the US for literally just existing as an independent country
Lol 🤓
While the Cuban people don't love the sanctions the reason for anti-goverment sentiment is the state apparatus not looking like doing anything to resolve the crisis but put more in the so called revolutionary defense committee and security institutions
I mean, maybe rightfully so since they've been threatened constantly for the past year.
Exactly
The US will use up all it's ammo on these operations and squander all it's goodwill with allies, then someone will probably attack it's interests around the world.
I for one will welcome our new Chinese overlords, as long as they install solar everywhere and execute a bunch of billionaires.
Certainly will get the panels. But the Billionaires are safe so long as they pay the party tribute
Ojalá