Yep. He's "partly joking" about everything right up until the second he isn't.

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.

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

suggesting an aircraft carrier could be positioned offshore after the conflict in Iran.

Don't worry, the "conflict" in Iran isn't ending any time soon...

Fucking worse than useless press.

This man does not make jokes.

He has won it and ended it completely at least (checks notes) 17 times now! Nobody has ever ended the same war that many times in all of history!

I got worried for a second.

He needs more distraction

Iran is a quagmire but only has a tiny fraction of our military involved, so there's plenty of capacity for more war to shift the narrative.

the US is runnig out of ammo

If I had a dollar for every time I read the "American military running out of ammo" story, I'd be richer than a Lockheed executive.

Americans are so easily gaslit on this shit. You can jump out behind a corner shouting "We don't have enough tomahawk missiles!" and they'll reflexively hand you $20B.

don't worry... he already forgot that he is at war with Iran. he has to be reminded of it hourly.

Not the same kind of tools would be used in a war with Cuba. In this scenario, the US has already the homefield advantage by controlling the gulf of "America".

His powers expand if he can claim a state of emergency. He likes to keep lots of them happening

First 1 world country drove into the ground.

America First was the start of Trump's hit list.

“The Aristocrats!”

Speedrunning the end of an empire.

for literally no reason beyond that probably the president was paid by someone to do this

The someone is Rubio, specifically.

Replace "Cubans" with "people" and you've got yourself American foreign policy since WW2.

A quick adventure. In. Out. Nobody will even notice 👍

Because a communist country minding its own business while trying to provide for its people is evil, while a capitalist country bombing country after country non-stop for decades while trying to provide for a handful of billionaire sociopath pedophiles is good.

Still trying to outrun Epstein

Control of trade routes

That's Rubio getting his rocks off. Hegseth has less of a dog in the Cuban fight because he never clicked on it in a game of Crusader Kings.

You hope the impossible. Why would europe give up its imperial benefits for third world solidarity? Anyone that has truly shown third world solidarity were eastern bloc, ussr, etc

Truth

After 70 years of torture

Cuba's current government won't let US businesses extract Cuba's wealth and exploit their citizens.

Ruin Canada's vacation spot.

Central bank architecture

imagine asking this question after witnessing the cold war

They fear communism more than anything.

Someone paid him and flattered him, obviously.

America is already attacking cuba by stopping all oil and energy towards the country, untill they release some political prisoners... according to news, america is holding cuba hostage energy wise... wtf

When his family got out THREE years BEFORE the revolution. So they had to fled FROM BATISTA.

Greenland is currently postponed cause we solidified it in the 150 billion EU-US trade deal, that trump made with ursula, Europe hasn't signed it yet, and added trump-proof guard rails, if trump threatens to take greenland one more time the deal is off the table. And maybe we should make a pact with south america and other nations against american imperialism, the new nato to protect against american aggression

Same plan as Iran:

1. Send the US military to bomb a bunch of stuff.
2. Iran Immediately folds and capitulates to all our demands.

It’s the most bestest plan ever that only the brilliant minds of Trump & Hegseth could have come up with.

Concepts of a plan

Putin can't do much here. Sanctions on trade are pretty much to highest extent.

You can’t really compare though. Iran is a vast country, and the logistics around re supply is different. Cuba is a morsel.

They've been under threat for a long time. I'm sure they're prepared.

They don't have much to prepare. Can't prepare much without power, let alone lights. Night-vision capable forces would have a field day.

You are vastly underestimating cuban peoples commitment to the revolution (they on avg have better QOL than an avg american). Calling it regime you are manufacturing consent for invasion but again you are western british chauvinist so this is expected.

If the US went in with the big stick, Cuba would fall in a week

The US has been in with the big stick for 50+ years against Cuba and they've resisted not just fine but with a higher life expectancy than the US. They just haven't invaded militarily so far because they expect greater internal and international support for the Cuban government as a result, so their strategy is to enforce hunger through sanctions. From the US office of the historian:

"Salient considerations respecting the life of the present Government of Cuba are:

1. The majority of Cubans support Castro (the lowest estimate I have seen is 50 percent).

2. There is no effective political opposition.

3. Fidel Castro and other members of the Cuban Government espouse or condone communist influence.

4. Communist influence is pervading the Government and the body politic at an amazingly fast rate.

5. Militant opposition to Castro from without Cuba would only serve his and the communist cause.

6. The only foreseeable means of alienating internal support is through disenchantment and disaffection based on economic dissatisfaction and hardship.

If the above are accepted or cannot be successfully countered, it follows that every possible means should be undertaken promptly to weaken the economic life of Cuba. If such a policy is adopted, it should be the result of a positive decision which would call forth a line of action which, while as adroit and inconspicuous as possible, makes the greatest inroads in denying money and supplies to Cuba, to decrease monetary and real wages, to bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government."

Most Cubans have deep connections with the US and they know the different in quality of life

And most Cubans are aware that the reason is the economic embargo, and that at least they can afford rent and healthcare unlike yanks.

There’s be very little support from the population towards the regime

You're absolutely making that up.

I honestly don't know why they went Iran instead of Cuba if they wanted to wave their big dick around.

When was the last time you visited cuba / talked to their people directly?

I went around 2018ish, and your take doesn't track. You're right, Russia doesn't have the heft to support Cuba -- but they haven't had the heft to support Cuba for decades. Most Cubans in their 40s that I met, looked back at the days of a stronger Russia as an ideal time period, where they had more goods available -- they literally long for the good old days when Communism was bigger on the world stage. They clearly associate/blame the USA's actions for causing unnecessary famines and issues. Why on earth would you think people would be favorable to a foreign nation that is literally enacting economic warfare to starve the population?? "Thank you for the boot, may I have another?" What??

One of Cuba's main 'exports', are doctors/medical staff for disasters facing other countries. Becoming a doctor in Cuba is basically free of charge, but you gotta work for the govt for a few years after you graduate -- as a low paid, outsourced worker as part of these relief teams. Cuba's govt charges western-ish rates for assistance, but pays those docs a lot less, pocketing the margin for funding govt activities / programs, such as their medical programs. Practically any country that has had a major natural disaster, has gotten assistance from Cuba in this way, because of how they've structured the program -- so I reckon most of those countries would be friendly to Cuba. "Big" western nations aren't the only 'friends' Cuba can have. Heck, there've been articles from numerous news sources even just recently, noting that increased American aggression on this front is impacting health services in various other countries.

America has a lopsided, bully-oriented, military approach at present. They spend an absolutely absurd amount on their military -- hell, they could probably blow up most of the UKs government if they wanted to, which is why your politicians are being such pussies when it comes to the US going rogue and openly boasting about committing war crimes. They have the operational capacity to attack/destroy most other governments. It's not clear they have the capability to occupy and control additional land / regions though, as evidenced by their fumblings in the middle east in recent past, and in that they didn't stick around in Venezuela (they didn't even topple that regime, just abducted the dictator at the top). Having soft power / the support of the people, is an essential component to that sort of thing -- and seeing as America's recent actions are pissing off / alienating even Western powers, I see no reason why anyone would think they'd have much 'success' in occupying foreign lands. They'd meet active resistance, just like their attempts to setup in Iraq/Afghanistan -- likely to a much larger degree even.

I hate that. Because that means some philosophers are right about modern liberalism. You pretend to have tolerance, freedom, open-debate… until you really want or need something, then you elect a tyrannical leader who will break the rules to get you where you need to be. After that, you collect your wins and the charade of liberalism goes back up.

We need a long reckoning after Trump. Not a win.

Uh huh. 😒

the creation of a new US State of Cuba.

Most certainly not. That would add around 10 million poor possible migrants to the economy overnight. Neither the right or the left would get behind this. A territory, maybe. But not a state.

If you knew why and how nato was formed you wont be asking this.

Aaaw poor snowflake. Do the facts hurt your feel-feels? 😭

Aaaw poor snowflake. Do the facts hurt your feel-feels? 😭