"Empowered, emboldened, and clearly feeling entitled after the brazen success of "Operation Absolute Resolve" in Caracas, Trump's focus on Cuba is completely predictable. All along, regime change in Venezuela has appeared to be a stepping stone toward regime change in Cuba. There is no doubt that the president, and his hard-line Cuban American secretary of state, Marco Rubio, view Cuba as the ultimate post-Cold War trophy; the perfect target for a dramatic, symbolic, demonstration of the new "Donroe Doctrine.""
"Cuba has indeed survived the last 13 presidents, and all the acts of aggression they have unleashed-paramilitary invasions, assassination attempts, an enduring economic blockade among other forms of punitive measures. Like David against Goliath, the island nation has stood up to the colossus of the north for over 67 years. "Cuba is a free, independent, and sovereign nation," Communist Party leader Miguel Diez Canel defiantly responded to Trump's threats. "No one dictates what we do.""
The United States is attempting to reassert imperial hegemony across the hemisphere and has placed Havana squarely in its crosshairs. President Trump publicly threatened to cut off oil and money to Cuba and urged immediate concessions. Pressure on Venezuela is framed as a stepping stone toward regime change in Cuba. Marco Rubio and hard-line officials view Cuba as a symbolic post–Cold War prize targeted by a new "Donroe Doctrine." Cuba has endured paramilitary invasions, assassination attempts, and a long economic blockade for decades. Communist Party leader Miguel Diez Canel asserted national sovereignty and rejected external dictates.
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