Former U.S. National Security Adviser General Mike Flynn caused an international stir by stating on social media that “Cuba is next ,” after expressing his support for Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado and the Venezuelan people.
The message, published on the X platform with the phrase “ You're next ,” was interpreted by analysts as a nod to a possible political change on the island , following recent calls for freedom in several countries in the Caribbean and Latin America.
Flynn, one of Donald Trump's closest former officials , has maintained a critical stance toward authoritarian regimes in the region and has reiterated his support for movements seeking to restore democracy in Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua.
The post generated mixed reactions: while some users celebrated the message as a show of solidarity with oppressed peoples, others considered it a political provocation. The Cuban government has not yet issued an official statement .
Sure. I don't necessarily disagree. Consider my comment the best possible case for the USA.
Cuba's proximity to the USA gives them advantages they don't have for other conflicts. We don't know push comes to shove if Russia backs them and international condemnation has done nothing in recent years.
Whatever happens they're still fucked.
And obviously Cuba has been planning for invasion for more than half a century. They definitely have plans, caches, sleeper agents, stay behinds etc.
The proximity was an advantage for the US even in the past century and they still got their teeth kicked in during the Bay of Pigs invasion 1961.
Right now, Cuba has two important allies in the region that have been strengthen thanks to China/Russia and one of them(Nicaragua) has experience helping yankee scum meet their maker. Nicaragua recently even improved their military cooperation with Cuba to show this off and Venezuela has this cooperation since 2015.
Regarding Russia, three months ago they floated the idea of sending Oreshnik missiles to Latin America and supporters of this will grow louder if the US keeps playing with fire. With the most recent military agreement, Russia has an excuse to intervene in favor of Cuba. Citing an article that talks about it:
Now, regarding global condemnation, to put this into context, Cuba has been very helpful to the world with their medical brigades and cooperation and this was evident during the Covid-19 pandemic. One example of this is Italy. People around the world are eternally in debt with Cuba. You can only wonder how much troops can solidarity organizations rally for this cause. These internationalist troops will not only come from Latin America but from Europe, Africa and even Asia. People around the world will not wait for the useless UN to assemble troops to help Cuba.
Cuba has been a beacon of light for many in the world to the point that people will do anything to help them. One example is Canada, Europe and Vietnam solidarity campaigns. This peaceful solidarity could easily turn into an armed one if the conditions appear.
We also have to factor in the US problem to source and refine rare earth materials and their deindustrialization to get a better picture of how weakened the US is. Including their expensive failure with the F-35 modernization and the run down conditions their military hardware is:
With all of this information, I can safely conclude that the US will face yet another defeat even worse than Bay of Pigs invasion if they ever tried again.
I'm not disagreeing. I'm just saying on their best day it's a totally pyrrhic victory.