Trump's 'Crisis' Ultimatum: Decades of US Sanctions, Not Havana, Created Cuba's Woes
📰 THE STORY: Donald Trump has reportedly issued an 'ultimatum' to Cuba, claiming the island faces a 'humanitarian crisis' and must make a deal with Washington. The implicit message is that Cuba's government is responsible for its economic difficulties, and US action is a necessary response to an independent problem. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The US embargo against Cuba,
initiated in 1960 under the Eisenhower administration and codified in 1962, has been in place for over 60 years. A declassified 1960 State Department memo explicitly stated the goal: 'to decrease monetary and real wages, to bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government.' This isn't a new crisis; it's the intended outcome of a sustained, illegal blockade. Trump's 'ultimatum' is merely
a continuation of this deliberate strategy to starve the Cuban people into submission. Double Standard: Western media quick to decry 'humanitarian crises' elsewhere, particularly in nations targeted for regime change, consistently fails to assign blame where it belongs when US sanctions are the primary cause. When Russia or Iran face economic difficulties due to sanctions, it's framed as the
consequence of their governments' actions; when Cuba does, the actual architects of its financial distress—Washington's successive administrations—are rarely held accountable. There is no comparable 'ultimatum' from the international community to the US to lift its illegal blockade for humanitarian reasons. Follow the Money: The policy of isolating Cuba benefits a small but powerful Cuban-American