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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,232 posts)
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 04:16 PM 11 hrs ago

Rubio calls for new Cuban leaders as latest blackout underscores deepening economic crisis

Source: AP

HAVANA (AP) — The Trump administration made clear Tuesday that it sees Cuba as the next country where the U.S. can play out its desires on the world stage.

“Cuba right now is in very bad shape,” President Donald Trump said, a day after Cuba’s third nationwide blackout in four months as the socialist island’s economy suffers under U.S. sanctions.

“And we’ll be doing something with Cuba very soon,” the president added.

Until recently, Trump’s comments on change in the socialist island nation might have been considered remarkable. But they come after his administration’s audacious U.S. military raid that captured then-President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, cutting off oil exports from that nation that had propped up the Cuban economy. They also follow the launch of U.S. military strikes against Iran earlier this month.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/cuba-power-outage-electricity-trump-28db6c460ed84df539a574bed16a819d



The orange guy says he's going to put you in charge little Marco.
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Rubio calls for new Cuban leaders as latest blackout underscores deepening economic crisis (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 11 hrs ago OP
Rubio needs to STFU Jilly_in_VA 11 hrs ago #1
Of course they're in "bad shape", these assholes are putting them there. BlueTsunami2018 11 hrs ago #2
60+ years of economic embargo will wreck any country and that's what we've done to our neighbors Deuxcents 10 hrs ago #3
We should call for new American leaders after deepening economic crisis here. ChicagoTeamster 10 hrs ago #4
;-{}......Cuba Next Goonch 10 hrs ago #5
Let's fix Texas' power grid first. Zelda_Orchid 10 hrs ago #6

Jilly_in_VA

(14,311 posts)
1. Rubio needs to STFU
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 04:23 PM
11 hrs ago

And let other countries determine their own direction. It's not our business.

BlueTsunami2018

(4,966 posts)
2. Of course they're in "bad shape", these assholes are putting them there.
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 04:37 PM
11 hrs ago

The imperialist swine have never left Cuba alone to determine their own fate. And now they’re trying to starve them out and cut off all resources.

This is all the doing of this government.

I hate these bastards with the fire of a thousand suns. I really hope someday they get what they deserve.

Deuxcents

(26,622 posts)
3. 60+ years of economic embargo will wreck any country and that's what we've done to our neighbors
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 05:15 PM
10 hrs ago

Open up the markets for food and water and energy and encourage..not demand..citizens vote for their leadership. Their medical schools are sought after and their care for their environment are well known. There much that can be done if we would take our boot off their necks.

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