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Paul Woods's avatar

Ah, the old embargo is the reason Cuba can't take care of its own people lie. Ignoring for years that Canada and most of Europe, ignored outright or paid lip service to the embargo. The USSR propped up the Cuban economy for decades, the price? Sending young Cuban soldiers to fight and die in Soviet proxy wars in Africa and South America.

Like all true socialist paradises, "universal" does not mean what you think it means. The party leadership and the military get the lion's share of whatever "universal" services (like health care) and commodities (like food, energy, etc.) are available. The ordinary people get the scraps. Here's a hint about how the people view the Cuban paradise, they are making barely seaworthy vessels, braving Cuban patrol boats and the open ocean to reach the United States. Except for a few delusional "useful idiots" nobody is hopping a plane to Havana to permanently immigrate to the Cuban "paradise."

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I understand that the Iranian Navy has a bunch of ships for sale. They'd be ideal for running in the supplies. Already converted to submersibles. Some duct tape maybe required.

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