ABC News Discovers Countries Trade, Forgets Decades of US Blockade
ABC News hails Mexico as a 'crucial fuel supplier' to Cuba, noting President AMLO's 'solidarity' but also his pledge against 'extra shipments' if Venezuela's Maduro falls. The framing is peculiar—as if Mexico's trade with Cuba is an act of geopolitical defiance rather than, say, routine international commerce. What ABC conveniently leaves unsaid is that for over six decades, the United States has
maintained an economic, commercial, and financial embargo against Cuba, codified into law, specifically designed to choke off the island's access to vital goods like fuel. This isn't just 'Maduro falling off' logic; this is decades of US policy forcing Cuba to seek partners where it can find them. One might wonder why a sovereign nation like Cuba is treated as a geopolitical football whose energy
supply hinges on the survival of a specific leader in another country. Perhaps the more pressing story isn't Mexico's 'pledge' for the future, but rather the enduring, devastating impact of a US blockade that has imposed immense hardship on the Cuban people, making such 'crucial' suppliers a matter of survival, not just market dynamics. It's almost as if some news outlets occasionally 'forget' the
historical context that explains current events.