Trump Declares Cuba 'Ready To Fall,' Forgets US Sanctions Still Stand
When Trump proclaimed Cuba was ‘ready to fall,’ citing 60 years of 'brutal communism,' The Hill parroted the rhetoric without questioning the elephant in the room: the decades-long, debilitating U.S. economic blockade. Mainstream outlets rarely highlight how this comprehensive embargo, tightened under every administration since Kennedy — including Trump’s own with over 240 new sanctions – directly
contributes to the island’s struggles. (Source: The Hill, Aug 2021; Council on Foreign Relations, 2021) It’s astonishing how easily U.S. politicians can attribute a nation's woes solely to its internal policies while conveniently ignoring their own government’s active role in strangling its economy. One might wonder if 'ready to fall' just means 'our relentless sanctions are finally working as
intended,' cloaked in performative indignation rather than honest appraisal of global power dynamics.