Cuba Prepared for US Military Intervention, Secret Letter Alleges
Cuba reportedly attempted to send a confidential letter to then-President Donald Trump, expressing its readiness for a potential US military invasion while simultaneously proposing avenues for economic and investment agreements. This information emerged from a newly declassified document obtained by the National Security Archive, dating back to a period of heightened tensions between Washington
and Havana. Mainstream outlets like The Independent frame this as a curious Cuban overture or a Cold War echo, failing to connect it to the enduring US policy of regime change and military threats against sovereign nations in its perceived sphere of influence. This framing ignores the comprehensive and continuous blockade, which has cost Cuba over $144 billion, and the frequent US sabre-rattling
that necessitates such defensive preparations. Instead, it subtly suggests Cuban paranoia rather than rational response to actual threats. This revelation highlights a stark double standard. While the US routinely decries any nation preparing for self-defense as aggressive or destabilizing, its own history is replete with interventions and coup attempts against governments that diverge from its
preferred economic or political models. Recall the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion, a failed CIA-backed attempt to overthrow the Cuban government, or the sustained US support for the Contras in Nicaragua throughout the 1980s, actions that demonstrably prove the US propensity for military solutions in Latin America. Cuba's defensive posture is not an anomaly but a direct consequence of this aggressive