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Starved? They were primarily an agricultural economy. Maybe if Castro grew something other than Tobacco less people would have died, idk why every communist country has this dumb initiation ritual where they kill off large sums of their own people.
BTW it says the opposite of support for revolution. The USA caused their revolution and gained them self-governance before they CHOSE to live under Castro's dictatorship.
I updated my response with scientific medical evidence that US and EU sanctions directly murder half a million people a year. You are literally a murderous maniac if you support that.
For fucks sake, the document literally says "TO BRING ABOUT HUNGER AND DESPERATION", you obtuse motherfucker
The fact that you blame the extreme poverty and lack of human rights in those nations on the nations who refuse to cooperate with them over their violent tendencies and affiliations, rather than those nations themselves, is absurd, honestly.
IT IS NOT ME BLAMING ANYTHING, IT'S THE USA ADMITTING THIS THEMSELVES BY SAYING "WE WANT TO BRING HUNGER AND DESPERATION", AND IT'S SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE OF THE EFFECTS OF SANCTIONS.
USA: "WE LITERALLY WANT TO STARVE CUBA BECAUSE IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO REMOVE POPULAR SUPPORT FROM COMMUNISM"
Smartest imperialism apologist: "smh can't believe you're blaming anyone else than the commies"
I GUESS WE'RE DOING ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, NOW. HEY REMEMBER THAT DOCUMENT SAYING THAT CUTTING OFF TRADE WITH AN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY NATION WOULD CAUSE THEM TO STARVE AND BE IMPOVERISHED? I WOULD SAY THAT'S A BIT OF A SKILL ISSUE ON THAT NATION'S GOVERNMENT.
WHY IS REFUSING TO SAVE THEM FROM THEIR OWN MISMANAGEMENT, A SECOND TIME I MIGHT ADD, SOMEHOW THE USA'S FAULT?
That's funny, I've heard Cuban refugees say that exact thing about Fidel Castro.
Good lord you ARE obtuse