"The Cuban government and people are warily watching the United States most recent effort to overthrow the Venezuelan government of Nicholas Maduro as they struggle to recover from Hurricane Melisa and contain mushrooming cases of dengue, chikungunya and oropouche. For most Cubans the threat is just one more worry amid a grueling economic crisis that has left residents spending their energy navigating collapsing infrastructure, runaway inflation and shortages of basic goods."
"The Cuban government has repeatedly lambasted the Trump administration for claiming the largest US military buildup in the area since the Cuban missile crisis, and its unprecedented attacks on motorboats and crews off Venezuela's coast, are intended to stop drug trafficking. According to a series of statements issued since August by the Cuban Foreign Ministry, the real motive is to return the oil-rich country to client state status as part of the administration's declared goal of imposing the empire's interests (the 19th-century Monroe Doctrine) on the region."
Cuban residents face multiple simultaneous crises: recovery from Hurricane Melisa, a severe economic collapse with collapsing infrastructure, runaway inflation and shortages, and outbreaks of dengue, chikungunya and oropouche. Many Cubans view U.S. military and political moves targeting Venezuela as an additional source of anxiety amid daily survival struggles. The Cuban government accuses the Trump administration of mounting the largest regional military buildup since the Cuban missile crisis and of using attacks on Venezuelan vessels as a pretext. Cuban officials contend U.S. aims include returning Venezuela to client-state status under a revived Monroe Doctrine and describe the $50 million bounty on Maduro as psychological warfare.
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