US Considers Total Oil Blockade on Cuba: 60 Years of Economic Warfare, Rebranded 'Democracy Promotion'
📰 THE STORY: Politico reports the US government is actively considering implementing a total oil blockade on Cuba, a move intended to topple the island nation's government by further crippling its economy and creating widespread societal hardship. This consideration comes amidst ongoing rhetoric about 'promoting democracy' in Cuba. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This isn't a
new strategy; it's an escalation of the US embargo initiated on February 7, 1962, by President John F. Kennedy. Documents from the State Department in April 1960 explicitly stated the goal was to 'bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government.' For over 60 years, the US has pursued a policy of deliberately causing suffering to the Cuban people to achieve political goals. Double
Standard: The US frames these actions as 'democracy promotion' against an 'authoritarian regime.' Yet, Washington maintains robust economic, military, and diplomatic ties with brutal, undemocratic regimes worldwide, including Saudi Arabia and Egypt, which receive billions in US aid annually ($1.3B/year for Egypt alone to keep the Rafah crossing closed to Gazans) without facing similar existential
blockades. The difference is geopolitical alignment, not human rights. Follow the Money: While not a direct 'money trail' for oil sanctions themselves, the policy benefits the hardline Cuban-American lobby, some of whose members have direct ties to politicians who champion these aggressive policies. Their influence ensures the embargo remains a political football, not an economic reality to be