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U.S. Envoy Says No Plan to Attack Cuba | |
2004-02-21 | |
America's chief diplomat in Havana issued a statement Friday to emphasize that no U.S. military action is planned against Cuba. The statement by James Cason, chief of the U.S. Interests Section, was distributed to international journalists in Cuba one week after President Fidel Castro challenged President Bush to be clear about how Washington plans to realize a transition to democracy on the island. For nearly a year, Castro and other officials have publicly expressed concerns that the U.S. military could attack the communist nation. In a public speech, Castro wondered aloud if Washington was planning to kill him. Last month, Castro directly accused Bush of plotting with Cuban exiles in Miami to assassinate him.
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Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
#8 Thats why "you and him have a fight over succession" works well. Civil war = pissed off populace. End up supporting neither side. |
Posted by: OldSpook 2004-2-21 11:09:33 PM |
#7 Think you are right, Cuban nationalism would eventually make an invasion more costly than it's worth. And yes, the Cuban army (infantry) would fight well and skillfully. Time for MTV. |
Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-21 3:08:07 PM |
#6 Careful, OP. There's a little over 11 million people there (and a few million more in Florida :-) -- some of those folks are going to stay loyal for whatever reason. I actually think the Cuban military would put up a decent fight -- they're professionals and they have pride. However, if you do develop an 8 hour plan, I'd like a copy. A pdf file will be fine :-) |
Posted by: Steve White 2004-2-21 12:28:15 PM |
#5 Fidel's marathon speeches would put even a Predator drone to sleep. |
Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-2-21 11:55:26 AM |
#4 And I would not say there is no plan, may need to be dusted off a bit but there is a plan. If not, give me eight hours, access to necessary information, and one helper, and I'll build one for you. It'll even work, if the proper resources are available (I'm sure they are). Cuba is not a hard case to plan against. Centralized planning, centralized command and control, isolated units, obsolete equipment, and people just ITCHING to get rid of Fidel and his bad boyz. |
Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-2-21 11:46:12 AM |
#3 Old castro needs the US to be his boogey man, he does not have much more. And I would not say there is no plan, may need to be dusted off a bit but there is a plan. |
Posted by: Dan 2004-2-21 9:45:06 AM |
#2 methinks Ol'Fidel might be a bit worried about a Predator drone "listening" to one of his 4 hour speeches... |
Posted by: cpm 2004-2-21 8:58:37 AM |
#1 That there is no attack planned doesn't mean there are no attack plans. |
Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-21 8:01:51 AM |