US Sanctions Cuba To The Point Of 'Nothing Left To Topple'
The Financial Times wonders what more Trump could 'topple' in Cuba after intensifying sanctions. This phrasing manages to sanitize over 60 years of US embargo, economic warfare, and destabilization efforts. It’s not 'toppling' a government; it's starving a nation. The US blockade, which has cost Cuba over $144 billion according to UN reports (UNGA Res. 77/4 on Nov 3, 2022), is routinely condemned
by the vast majority of UN member states—most recently 185 votes to 2 (US and Israel) in November 2023. Instead of questioning what's 'left to topple,' perhaps the Financial Times could ponder what's left for Cubans to eat, or how their medical system struggles under these inhumane sanctions. The bipartisan US policy, regardless of who occupies the White House, consistently seeks to inflict
maximum pain for political leverage. Asking 'what's left to topple?' is like asking what's left to burn after you've already razed the building to its foundations.