Trump has become the War Lord and Now Targets Cuba
How has someone who never built their political career as a hawk changed so drastically, transforming into a war lord?
After an operation in Venezuela to arrest Maduro and cement a coup d’état, Trump alongside Netanyahu, attacked and assassinated Iranian leaders while they were still at the negotiating table.
The war has been a disaster for the American leader, but that hasn’t deterred him from opening another front, this time against Cuba.
U.S. intelligence leaked this week that Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones and recently began discussing plans to use them to attack the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, U.S. military vessels, and possibly Key West, Fla., 150km north of Havana.
With what intent did intelligence gather this information and leak it at the exact moment Trump is set to announce new sanctions on Cuba, right after the CIA Director’s visit? Weeks ago, I saw that American intelligence aviation was collecting data on vessels off the Cuban coast.
I would classify this intelligence report as a “nothing burger” because 300 drones are exhausted in a single day of war, and Cuba has been purchasing drones in small quantities and attempting to modernize thier forces for years. Furthermore, if Cuba hasn’t attacked Guantanamo in over 60 years, why would they do it now? This leads me to believe there is a move to construct a “Cuban threat to the U.S.” to drum up support for military action.
With the disastrous military operation in Iran underway and no prospects for victory, Trump wants to use Cuba to reshape his image and head into the elections as a winner. After all, a military action in Cuba is far less complex than in Iran, with much higher chances of success.
But what would Donald Trump be capable of building outside of conflicts? In what ways has his administration improved the lives of Americans? The ballot boxes will answer that question.
Yet, the misunderstood fact remains: how was Trump, who never had a militaristic bias, so quickly co-opted and transformed into a highly aggressive hawk? What does this actually reveal about the American power structure? Without a doubt, this says a lot to Americans who know how to analyze this picture. There is no break in the system; there is only the system making new HR acquisitions.