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How could the lobbying efforts to end the US embargo affect the Pentagon?

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Cuban lobbying efforts may challenge US pressure on Cuba The trip by Danny Valdez and Ashik Siddique to Cuba involved meeting with President Miguel Diaz-Canel with the specific goal of partnering to end the US embargo, which has been in place since 1962. This diplomatic push, coupled with public statements from the delegation supporting Cuba's anti-imperialist struggle, directly challenges the political necessity of the US blockade. Since the Pentagon is responsible for applying military and economic pressure on Cuba, these efforts could weaken the strategic justification for maintaining that pressure.

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  • The US embargo has been in place since 1962.nypost.com
  • Valdez and Siddique met with President Miguel Diaz-Canel to partner to end the US embargo.nypost.com
  • Diaz-Canel stated that Vietnam and China are not under blockade and are able to develop their approach to socialism.nypost.com
  • The DSA released a tribute to '100 Years of Fidel [Castro],' calling him a 'stalwart symbol of anti-imperialist struggle and self-determination for the Global South.'nypost.com

Why it matters

The US embargo is a cornerstone of US foreign policy toward Cuba, and the Pentagon's role involves maintaining the military and economic posture necessary to enforce that policy. Any sustained, high-profile diplomatic effort to dismantle the blockade challenges the fundamental strategic premise of US intervention and pressure in the Caribbean.

This effort is part of a broader global trend where anti-imperialist movements, including those represented by the DSA, actively seek to undermine established US foreign policy positions. The success or failure of these lobbying efforts could signal a shift in how the US views the political viability of its long-standing pressure campaign against the Cuban regime.

What we don't know yet

  • Will the US government respond to the diplomatic efforts by altering its stance on the embargo?
  • How will the Cuban government leverage these international partnerships to stabilize its economy?

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The US Congress passes legislation easing the embargoThe political justification for the Pentagon's current pressure would immediately diminish, making the effect stronger.
The Cuban government faces a significant internal political crisisThe Cuban leadership's ability to engage in international diplomacy to challenge the blockade would be severely limited, fading the effect.

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