Cuban President Slams US for “Genocidal Act” of Depriving Cubans of Oxygen During the Pandemic
Cuba was prohibited from accessing spare parts for their only oxygen plant as well as importing medical oxygen due to the blockade, as COVID-19 ran rampant
Wow, this thread is so toxic.
I don't know how to express it but it sound the kid who decided to come to school on a bike that he bought with his own money got a flat tire, then the other kids who came with a big pickup truck paid by their parents are just spitting on him instead of offering some help.
This is my impression of what is happening in this thread right now
I don't get this article, Cuba's only oxygen plant breaks down and it's the US' fault?
Maybe the Cuban president should ensure vital infrastructure can be maintained and holds an inventory of spares?
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/cuba-struggles-get-oxygen-sick-vaccines-healthy-2021-08-17/
glad to see we have the history understander here!
"hmm blockaded country that can't import food/crops can't feed their people. maybe they should simply grow crops and feed their people"
The embargo does not block food and medicine goods to Cuba from the United States, and other countries besides the US trade with Cuba (notably, China). But apart from that, great point.
“hmm blockaded country that can’t import food/crops can’t feed their people. maybe they should simply grow crops and feed their people”
Why can't they import food/crops? Do you believe that Cuba has 0 trade partners? Can you source any evidence of a "blockade" in place? I don't recall seeing ships surrounding Cuba stopping all boat shipments. You realize that the last real blockade that was established around Cuba was dismantled in the 1980's right? 6.6% of their current imports are from the USA. So not only is there no Blockade... but just an embargo... and not only is there an embargo, but one that's so toothless that we are on their major importer list even though they've had decades to work without the USA.
Maybe the Cuban president should ensure vital infrastructure can be maintained and holds an inventory of spares?
Something that'd be significantly easier to do if it weren't for the US's continued immoral blockade and sanctions? Cuba does not have the resources to maintain the plant purely on their own, and they can't hit a magic button that will suddenly let them find an abundance of spare tools and equipment to repair their infrastructure in a disaster scenario without wider access to international trade.
They are in trade with China. They can import what ever the hell they want. They did not import the components for the plant out of incompetence and are producing propaganda to deflect blame.
You might be a fan of this guy
Not really the USA's job to make sure that the citizens of another country are prepared for a pandemic.
How about... and this might sound far-fetched... but you make your own plans for things? You know... since you're a sovereign communist country and all.
Edit: and any plan that's ultimately "rely on the USA"... well now you know that's probably a bad plan.
Or we could just life the embargo and allow them to trade with the countries we have strong armed into not trading with them.
We have deliberately crippled the Cuban economy and are surprised they're asking us to stop.
They are not blocked from trading with other countries. Quite the contrary other countries trade regularly with Cuba.
And here I was almost convinced by peoplesdispatch.org /s