Trump’s Cuba gambit: chasing a legacy through a potential showdown
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An opinion piece argues that Donald Trump is pursuing a potential Cuba intervention to shore up a political legacy, driven by Rubio and hard‑line Cuban‑American hawks, amid concerns about selective outrage and the Iran distraction; it notes Cuba’s social gains but questions the wisdom and feasibility of invasion and calls for a more nuanced U.S.–Cuba policy.
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