Why didn't Castro try to retake Guantanamo Bay from America
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Date: 2025-10-11
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hcardet
Fact Check: Cuban Revolution was not communist, The book La Historia Me Absolbera which Castro wrote in prison never mention communist, the M-26 movement was not a communist movement, and most of the communist people kept their ideas in secret, Fidel denied bein a communist over and over during the revolution and accused Batista of being one. Batista was close to the Socialist a Communist parties in the republic. Only after Fidel first trip to US when he was not received by the president because Castro was not an elected president as he promise in his book years before, then he became hostile to US and friendly to the USSR. The main reason: Castro did not want elections. Castro handled Cuba using a puppet interring president, and there were no elections in Cuba from 1959 to 1976, when they created the new communist constitution and Fidel officially took over. Also after WW2 and the new world order with the UN, US was trying to be less interventionist so the idea US wanted to intervene in Cuba is not really imperialistic. Cuba was an actual danger and it demonstrated it quickly when in early 60s US children needed to learn how to hide from nuclear attacks. The only country that has ever put US to that level of threat was precisely Cuba. So giving more important to some imperialistic ideas to the actual existential threat is just for brain washers.
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Fact Check: Cuban Revolution was not communist, The book La Historia Me Absolbera which Castro wrote in prison never mention communist, the M-26 movement was not a communist movement, and most of the communist people kept their ideas in secret, Fidel denied bein a communist over and over during the revolution and accused Batista of being one. Batista was close to the Socialist a Communist parties in the republic. Only after Fidel first trip to US when he was not received by the president because Castro was not an elected president as he promise in his book years before, then he became hostile to US and friendly to the USSR. The main reason: Castro did not want elections. Castro handled Cuba using a puppet interring president, and there were no elections in Cuba from 1959 to 1976, when they created the new communist constitution and Fidel officially took over. Also after WW2 and the new world order with the UN, US was trying to be less interventionist so the idea US wanted to intervene in Cuba is not really imperialistic. Cuba was an actual danger and it demonstrated it quickly when in early 60s US children needed to learn how to hide from nuclear attacks. The only country that has ever put US to that level of threat was precisely Cuba. So giving more important to some imperialistic ideas to the actual existential threat is just for brain washers.
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petebaron4643
Why didn't the (traitor) JFK take out the other traitor (to the USA Congressional funding) take-out Castro
So JFK expected some favors from Castro
5: 37. JFK CANCELLED USA military support for the REBELS who opposed Castro.
This is Bullt history.
To 'salvage' his (JFK's) supposed reputation of being Anti-Marxist Communist (which was supposedly inherited by Joseph Kennedy Sr, who was NOT JFK's real father, TWO public-relations ploys were setup:
the Berlin Wall and Cuban Missle Crisis.
But, of course, JFK was about to pull the USA military 'advisors' out of Vietnam, in 1963, and the King of Vietnam was curiously assassinated a few months before you-know-what, Thanksgiving 1963.
The USA vitally needed the RUBBER for TRUCKING, since the USA was deficient of FREIGHT RAIL (and still is.
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Why didn't the (traitor) JFK take out the other traitor (to the USA Congressional funding) take-out Castro
So JFK expected some favors from Castro
5: 37. JFK CANCELLED USA military support for the REBELS who opposed Castro.
This is Bullt history.
To 'salvage' his (JFK's) supposed reputation of being Anti-Marxist Communist (which was supposedly inherited by Joseph Kennedy Sr, who was NOT JFK's real father, TWO public-relations ploys were setup:
the Berlin Wall and Cuban Missle Crisis.
But, of course, JFK was about to pull the USA military 'advisors' out of Vietnam, in 1963, and the King of Vietnam was curiously assassinated a few months before you-know-what, Thanksgiving 1963.
The USA vitally needed the RUBBER for TRUCKING, since the USA was deficient of FREIGHT RAIL (and still is.
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biosaari
Fascinating to learn how the problems with Cuba originated in that same splendid little war that elevated Teddy to the Presidency and was criticized by a former President as the single most egregious act in American history with the killing of 2 million Filipinos after the US insisted on imperialist colonialism right after the Filipinos won their independence. Then to learn how the Cuban/Soviet alliance and therefore greater danger to America resulted because of the Bay of Pigs Invasion, and the invasion lead to the Cuban Missile Crisis. The greed and desire for control by America lead to much grief and danger for America, as this sort of thing always does.
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Fascinating to learn how the problems with Cuba originated in that same splendid little war that elevated Teddy to the Presidency and was criticized by a former President as the single most egregious act in American history with the killing of 2 million Filipinos after the US insisted on imperialist colonialism right after the Filipinos won their independence. Then to learn how the Cuban/Soviet alliance and therefore greater danger to America resulted because of the Bay of Pigs Invasion, and the invasion lead to the Cuban Missile Crisis. The greed and desire for control by America lead to much grief and danger for America, as this sort of thing always does.
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sparky6086
The US never really liked Batista only tolerating him. They soon grew weary of him, making it easier for Fidel Castro to take over. Castro reached out to the US in an effort to be friendly, but the US government was in kind of a limbo and couldn't make up it's mind how they felt about Castro, because President Eisenhower was recovering from a heart attack and wasn't quite himself. Castro needed a little foreign assistance & couldn't wait for the US, so he accepted help from the Soviets. Before this, Castro wasn't a serious Communist, although his younger brother, Juan, was.
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The US never really liked Batista only tolerating him. They soon grew weary of him, making it easier for Fidel Castro to take over. Castro reached out to the US in an effort to be friendly, but the US government was in kind of a limbo and couldn't make up it's mind how they felt about Castro, because President Eisenhower was recovering from a heart attack and wasn't quite himself. Castro needed a little foreign assistance & couldn't wait for the US, so he accepted help from the Soviets. Before this, Castro wasn't a serious Communist, although his younger brother, Juan, was.
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history_matters
The Teller and Platt agreements are the clearest example I’ve seen that despite what a lot of naive patriots like to believe we have indeed struggled VERY hard to resist the temptation to be an outright empire, and we functionally wound up becoming one anyway.
Political and economic influence, intervention in foreign affairs, foreign military presence, power projection, protecting interests abroad.
As annoying as it is hearing the world go on about American Imperialism anyone who wholeheartedly denies it is either willfully dumb or a bold-faced liar.
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The Teller and Platt agreements are the clearest example I’ve seen that despite what a lot of naive patriots like to believe we have indeed struggled VERY hard to resist the temptation to be an outright empire, and we functionally wound up becoming one anyway.
Political and economic influence, intervention in foreign affairs, foreign military presence, power projection, protecting interests abroad.
As annoying as it is hearing the world go on about American Imperialism anyone who wholeheartedly denies it is either willfully dumb or a bold-faced liar.
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rolandmorrison8224
I'd much rather America invaded Cuba than to let the Cuban people live in the horrible poverty they live in now. They are too weak to overthrow their government. Yeah I know America is the much more shady and nefarious party in this story but I just want the Cuban people to not have to suffer anymore. They are so poor husbands allow wives to hook on the weekends. They are so poor the buildings look like shacks that are just a sneeze away from collapsing. They are so poor they don't have much good food to eat there. I am angry about Cuba.
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I'd much rather America invaded Cuba than to let the Cuban people live in the horrible poverty they live in now. They are too weak to overthrow their government. Yeah I know America is the much more shady and nefarious party in this story but I just want the Cuban people to not have to suffer anymore. They are so poor husbands allow wives to hook on the weekends. They are so poor the buildings look like shacks that are just a sneeze away from collapsing. They are so poor they don't have much good food to eat there. I am angry about Cuba.
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Nehmo
The anti-Castro (and formerly pro-Batista) group of former Cubans and their descendants in Florida is a solid voting bloc, and it has a strong influence on how Florida's electoral college votes are cast in a presidential election. Therefore, because Florida has a large number of electoral college votes, every presidential candidate has to appeal to the Cubans in Florida. This means being pro-Embergo and anti-Cuba.
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The anti-Castro (and formerly pro-Batista) group of former Cubans and their descendants in Florida is a solid voting bloc, and it has a strong influence on how Florida's electoral college votes are cast in a presidential election. Therefore, because Florida has a large number of electoral college votes, every presidential candidate has to appeal to the Cubans in Florida. This means being pro-Embergo and anti-Cuba.
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makarhunter
Just remove the dictatorship and bring liberal democracy - then Cuba would get beneficial trade, economic growth, and that piece of land back, easily.
The geopolitics game is so easy, and there are so many examples when liberalizing the country propelled it to prosperity. It's just that corrupt elites just want to hold to power in a poor country, at the cost of their people.
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Just remove the dictatorship and bring liberal democracy - then Cuba would get beneficial trade, economic growth, and that piece of land back, easily.
The geopolitics game is so easy, and there are so many examples when liberalizing the country propelled it to prosperity. It's just that corrupt elites just want to hold to power in a poor country, at the cost of their people.
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chiefslinginbeef
Its amazing how being pro communist in the US is perfectly fine but any other way then that's a nono. I literally saw ppl with ussr stuff everywhere but when me and my friends who were history nerds and did a civil war reenactment some chick too pics and tried to get us kicked out of my major for playing pretend and not keeping this stuff up publicly year round.
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Its amazing how being pro communist in the US is perfectly fine but any other way then that's a nono. I literally saw ppl with ussr stuff everywhere but when me and my friends who were history nerds and did a civil war reenactment some chick too pics and tried to get us kicked out of my major for playing pretend and not keeping this stuff up publicly year round.
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history_matters
The USSR started the Cuban missile crisis after NATO installed nuclear missiles in Turkey, on the USSR border. The USSR got what they wanted since NATO took the missiles out of Turkey in exchange for the USSR to call back the missiles en route to Cuba. In the west we ignore the Turkish part of the deal so we can believe we won the argument. We didn't.
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The USSR started the Cuban missile crisis after NATO installed nuclear missiles in Turkey, on the USSR border. The USSR got what they wanted since NATO took the missiles out of Turkey in exchange for the USSR to call back the missiles en route to Cuba. In the west we ignore the Turkish part of the deal so we can believe we won the argument. We didn't.
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jasoneugenides5770
The dirty secret is that Communism has been doing pretty well in Cuba considering that the richest and most powerful nation in history has literally blocked all trade with them and them being just a resourceless overpopulated third world island nation. Imagine if trade and tourism was allowed there (like it is with China)
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The dirty secret is that Communism has been doing pretty well in Cuba considering that the richest and most powerful nation in history has literally blocked all trade with them and them being just a resourceless overpopulated third world island nation. Imagine if trade and tourism was allowed there (like it is with China)
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Erikkrols
Interesting narrative, but why talking so fast Is this a competition Although very good in English (married for 20 years to an USA citizen) I hardly can follow your story. Don’t forget that a lot of your followers are no native English speaking people. So, please slow a bit down. This doesn’t have to be a race.
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Interesting narrative, but why talking so fast Is this a competition Although very good in English (married for 20 years to an USA citizen) I hardly can follow your story. Don’t forget that a lot of your followers are no native English speaking people. So, please slow a bit down. This doesn’t have to be a race.
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jadenephrite
In the 1992 movie A Few Good Men, at Guantanamo Bay, United States Marine Corps Colonel Nathan Jessup says. I eat breakfast 300 yards from 4, 000 Cubans that are trained to kill me, so dont think for one second that you can come down here, flash your badge and make me nervous.
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In the 1992 movie A Few Good Men, at Guantanamo Bay, United States Marine Corps Colonel Nathan Jessup says. I eat breakfast 300 yards from 4, 000 Cubans that are trained to kill me, so dont think for one second that you can come down here, flash your badge and make me nervous.
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crankykransky2979
It would be based af if you put in some recommended reading with each of these videos so that we can dig deeper if we want to. I'm not saying I dont trust you, but I wish that you gave some more avenues for us nerds to learn about these events in a deeper manner.
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It would be based af if you put in some recommended reading with each of these videos so that we can dig deeper if we want to. I'm not saying I dont trust you, but I wish that you gave some more avenues for us nerds to learn about these events in a deeper manner.
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APACHE09871
4: 18 I suggest if anyone is really interested in the history, that they should watch a documentary about the history. He didn’t nationalize everything because the US didn’t give him Guantanamo. He did it because he is a communist and that is what communist do.
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4: 18 I suggest if anyone is really interested in the history, that they should watch a documentary about the history. He didn’t nationalize everything because the US didn’t give him Guantanamo. He did it because he is a communist and that is what communist do.
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JohnSmith-pm4ul
It’s pretty understated the disagreement between Castro and the USSR during the missile crisis. Castro wanted the war and the nukes to fly. He believed it was next step in for global revolution to eradicate capitalism. Nikita was not sympathetic to this.
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It’s pretty understated the disagreement between Castro and the USSR during the missile crisis. Castro wanted the war and the nukes to fly. He believed it was next step in for global revolution to eradicate capitalism. Nikita was not sympathetic to this.
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JK-br1mu
The We're a Good Neighbor and Protecting Sovereignty doesn't apply to countries run by unelected Communist criminals. they can be removed at any time, by anyone. If they win free elections, then they have sovereignty. Otherwise, they're thugs who stole power.
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The We're a Good Neighbor and Protecting Sovereignty doesn't apply to countries run by unelected Communist criminals. they can be removed at any time, by anyone. If they win free elections, then they have sovereignty. Otherwise, they're thugs who stole power.
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treelife13
Thanks - another easy succinct answer to a question that's occasionally occurred to me but never been bothered to read about it properly. In fact I think I've always just assumed that I'd misunderstood and that Guantanamo Bay wasn't actually in Cuba.
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Thanks - another easy succinct answer to a question that's occasionally occurred to me but never been bothered to read about it properly. In fact I think I've always just assumed that I'd misunderstood and that Guantanamo Bay wasn't actually in Cuba.
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chrisdurante2544
He never went near it because its much easier to beat up on the peasants. Taking on the Marines would have been suicide and he KNEW it. He had a clear memory of what happened to the Japs when they made that mistake.
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He never went near it because its much easier to beat up on the peasants. Taking on the Marines would have been suicide and he KNEW it. He had a clear memory of what happened to the Japs when they made that mistake.
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jeremyquamina2036
Not allowed to annex Cuba is not the same as annexing part of Cuba.
What better example of the double-tongue that is a constantly recurring theme in the crimminalty of western civilisation.
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Not allowed to annex Cuba is not the same as annexing part of Cuba.
What better example of the double-tongue that is a constantly recurring theme in the crimminalty of western civilisation.
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