For 67 years, the Castro regime has survived by convincing the world that communism in Cuba is a permanent condition.It rules through fear, propaganda, prisons and repression while generations of Cubans have been forced to live without freedom, prosperity or hope.
But, today, that illusion is crumbling.As the only Cuban-born member of the United States Congress, I never thought I would witness a moment where the dictatorship in Havana appeared this weak, this isolated and this vulnerable.The regime can no longer hide the reality of its failure.
Cuba is suffering blackouts that leave entire cities in darkness, hospitals without medicine and food shortages that have become routine.What is happening in Cuba is not simply a humanitarian crisis.It is a direct national security threat to the United States.
The dictatorship in Havana has transformed itself into a strategic outpost for America’s greatest adversaries.Communist China has expanded its presence on the island through suspected intelligence and surveillance facilities, capable of monitoring sensitive U.S.military activity across the southeastern United States.
Russia continues to coordinate both politically and militarily with Havana.Meanwhile, Iran is deepening its influence across Latin America, using anti-American regimes like Cuba and Venezuela as gateways into the hemisphere.
The Cuban dictatorship has become a platform for hostile foreign powers operating just 90 miles from our shores.TRUMP UNDERSTANDS WHAT WASHINGTON POLITICIANS FORGOT: CUBA IS A MAJOR THREAT TO AMERICAFormer Cuban Vice President Jose Machado and dictator Raul Castro are seen in Cuba.(Yamil Lage/Getty Images)Now, history is catching up to the architects of the dictatorship themselves.
Former Cuban dictator Raúl Castro has been indicted by the United States for his alleged role in the 1996 shootdown of two unarmed Brothers to the Rescue planes, one of the most infamous crimes committed by the regime against civilians.Four innocent ...