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riversedge

(81,664 posts)
Wed May 27, 2026, 08:20 PM 22 hrs ago

US has the troops in place to attack Cuba

Source: msn.com



Story by Paul McLeary • 2h •


The president has floated an invasion of the island after economic and political pressure failed to topple the Communist government. But the Navy’s built-up presence in the region — the largest in the world outside the Middle East — would allow the U.S. to act immediately.


These strategically placed assets set the table for military action, from a capture of Havana’s leadership much like the seizure of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, to a series of precision strikes. And they open the possibility that the U.S. throws itself into the third international conflict of the Trump administration.

Cuba is “in a lot of trouble,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday at a full Cabinet meeting. “Having a failed state 90 miles from our shores is a threat to the national security of the United States.”

The armada in the region is slightly smaller than it was in January when the U.S. captured Maduro. But the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier strike group entered the Caribbean in May, along with several guided missile destroyers and cruisers that can launch precision missiles at targets onshore. An array of advanced American drones and surveillance aircraft have also circled Cuba for months, according to flight tracking sites. The USS Kearsarge amphibious ships and escorts, which carry 2,500 Marines, are off the coast of Virginia preparing for a new deployment, and could replace some ships heading home.................


But the administration faces a timeline to act. Many of the biggest warships deployed in the summer are approaching 10 months at sea, far beyond the usual six to seven months. This has caused defense officials to worry about overextending crews, and adds to the stress on a naval force that is also conducting a blockade of Iranian ships in the Arabian Gulf..................





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Rubio is a parrot of Trump talk.


A worker points to the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz docking in the Gulf of Panama, March 30, 2026.
© Matias Delacroix/AP
The Pentagon has spent months positioning the troops and weapons needed for the U.S. to launch a military attack on Cuba — all it needs is a final go-ahead from Donald Trump.

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US has the troops in place to attack Cuba (Original Post) riversedge 22 hrs ago OP
Why on earth would we do this??? travelingthrulife 22 hrs ago #1
Because it's the worst possible thing ... questionseverything 22 hrs ago #2
Rubio becomes the liberator of Cuba underpants 22 hrs ago #6
The Miami Cubans think they are just going to move in and take over. There is money to be made. flashman13 19 hrs ago #21
to take the attention off Iran and Epstein Skittles 22 hrs ago #8
Whtr war will we launch Miguelito Loveless 21 hrs ago #10
well Skittles 20 hrs ago #16
And ... oldsoldierfadingfast 19 hrs ago #19
yup Skittles 19 hrs ago #20
Cuba is absolutely no threat to the United States. LudwigPastorius 20 hrs ago #13
The same reason fascists do anything. Karasu 20 hrs ago #18
Is TSF gonna invade Haiti, too? I mean, as long as he's got the military build up down there. Deuxcents 22 hrs ago #3
How about just leaving Cuba alone? We caused Castro by supporting that criminal Batista regime which AZLD4Candidate 22 hrs ago #4
Lil Marco is drooling to be appointed acting leader of Cuba. Wouldn't doubt if FatAss has already promised it to him Cheezoholic 22 hrs ago #5
Marco's wet dream vapor2 22 hrs ago #7
He's going to do it. Foregone conclusion. Aristus 21 hrs ago #9
2500 Marines to invade a country of 10M? Strelnikov_ 20 hrs ago #11
It will be death and destruction by bombardment, and a SEAL team to capture Castro. LudwigPastorius 20 hrs ago #15
Oh, there's definitely enough there to invade... Shipwack 15 hrs ago #24
Seems like everything that isn't MAGA is now a 'threat to national security'. sinkingfeeling 20 hrs ago #12
Been that way for like a decade now. Karasu 20 hrs ago #17
Where are the ground troops? AverageOldGuy 20 hrs ago #14
Not to denigrate our troops, but the Cubans are more than you are giving them credit for. Shipwack 15 hrs ago #25
What has Cuba done to deserve this? FakeNoose 19 hrs ago #22
What does anybody do to deserve anything? raccoon 13 hrs ago #29
Is Congress going to approve this war? Bayard 18 hrs ago #23
No need to get congressional approval. Shipwack 15 hrs ago #26
I thought Greenland was next on the list? Aussie105 14 hrs ago #27
"A failed state." Man, I hate these people. BlueTsunami2018 14 hrs ago #28
Cuba is a national security threat to the United States Martin Eden 12 hrs ago #30

underpants

(197,331 posts)
6. Rubio becomes the liberator of Cuba
Wed May 27, 2026, 08:48 PM
22 hrs ago

The tourism dollars are immense.
Meyer Lansky eyed Cuba as a teenager as an isolated island where he could have his own rules.

This is a great read. A parallel of Lansky and Castro.
Castro basically failed at everything until there was no option but to go to Havana.

https://www.amazon.com/Havana-Nocturne-Owned-Cuba-Revolution/dp/0061712744

flashman13

(2,580 posts)
21. The Miami Cubans think they are just going to move in and take over. There is money to be made.
Wed May 27, 2026, 11:49 PM
19 hrs ago

I see exploitation rather than liberation.

I doubt that they will be welcomed with open arms.

And Little Marco is a worm.

19. And ...
Wed May 27, 2026, 11:19 PM
19 hrs ago

to use up more of our depleting oil supply and other natural resources, deplete our Treasury, demoralize our military and our country-men, to make our country a Pariah in the eyes of the world, and to further please Putin.

LudwigPastorius

(15,065 posts)
13. Cuba is absolutely no threat to the United States.
Wed May 27, 2026, 10:19 PM
20 hrs ago

Trump is doing this just because he gets off on it, and he needs a "win".

Deuxcents

(27,802 posts)
3. Is TSF gonna invade Haiti, too? I mean, as long as he's got the military build up down there.
Wed May 27, 2026, 08:34 PM
22 hrs ago

Diplomatic relations between economically depressed countries would be a better option, imo

AZLD4Candidate

(6,998 posts)
4. How about just leaving Cuba alone? We caused Castro by supporting that criminal Batista regime which
Wed May 27, 2026, 08:42 PM
22 hrs ago

turned Cuba into a gangster state.

Cheezoholic

(3,961 posts)
5. Lil Marco is drooling to be appointed acting leader of Cuba. Wouldn't doubt if FatAss has already promised it to him
Wed May 27, 2026, 08:44 PM
22 hrs ago

Would explain his complete and udder capitulation, a low even for him.

Aristus

(72,585 posts)
9. He's going to do it. Foregone conclusion.
Wed May 27, 2026, 09:17 PM
21 hrs ago

A year ago, I would had said alarmism. Now? Motherfucker will do anything.

LudwigPastorius

(15,065 posts)
15. It will be death and destruction by bombardment, and a SEAL team to capture Castro.
Wed May 27, 2026, 10:29 PM
20 hrs ago

Trump is going to try to replicate Venezuela. (except Raul Castro isn't officially in charge of anything)

Shipwack

(3,109 posts)
24. Oh, there's definitely enough there to invade...
Thu May 28, 2026, 03:31 AM
15 hrs ago

But to invade without heavy losses, let alone hold the terriory agains an active native insurgency?

Nowhere near enough.

Mark my words, we're going to lose a few surface ships (not to mention many, many warfighters) if they go through with this nonsense.

AverageOldGuy

(4,224 posts)
14. Where are the ground troops?
Wed May 27, 2026, 10:27 PM
20 hrs ago

We can bomb all we want and we can rain down missiles on Cuba until we run out of munitions.

But we don't control a goddam thing until American infantry soldiers -- Army or Marine -- stand on Cuban ground and control the place.

Cuba's army will be no match for us - - - but - - - lots of body bags will come home, even if Trump and Kegbreath try to hide them.

Shipwack

(3,109 posts)
25. Not to denigrate our troops, but the Cubans are more than you are giving them credit for.
Thu May 28, 2026, 03:41 AM
15 hrs ago

They are fighting defensively, from prepared positions.

They are on their home turf, defending their country. Our warfighters will in no way be enthusiastic about setting foot there. How much self-sabotage and malingering will there be?

We're used to fighting in deserts, not subtropical climes.

Kegseth seems to be utterly clueless when it comes to logistics. Watch our troops quickly run out of food and ammo. Hell, I'm willing to bet that the appropriate medical supplies for the region aren't pre-staged.

Plus, the most important word of all: Insurgency.

FakeNoose

(42,543 posts)
22. What has Cuba done to deserve this?
Thu May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
19 hrs ago

That poor little island can barely feed its own citizens, there's nothing there worth attacking. They're no threat to us.

Bayard

(30,396 posts)
23. Is Congress going to approve this war?
Thu May 28, 2026, 12:12 AM
18 hrs ago

Our military and our treasury are stretched as tight as a rubber band, and about ready to break.

Shipwack

(3,109 posts)
26. No need to get congressional approval.
Thu May 28, 2026, 03:43 AM
15 hrs ago

Rubio will be installed as governor in two weeks, tops!

Aussie105

(8,221 posts)
27. I thought Greenland was next on the list?
Thu May 28, 2026, 04:19 AM
14 hrs ago

I'm having trouble keeping up with the pointless wars currently ongoing and those planned that are and will go wrong and bankrupt the nation.




BlueTsunami2018

(5,088 posts)
28. "A failed state." Man, I hate these people.
Thu May 28, 2026, 05:02 AM
14 hrs ago

They aren’t a failed state. They’d be perfectly fine if they hadn’t been embargoed, blockaded, sanctioned and undermined at every turn by imperialist pieces of shit for nearly seventy years.

They just can’t stand the idea of people controlling their own resources and not being exploited at every turn.

It disgusts me.

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