Trump and Rubio are now inflicting the unthinkable on Cuba – an embargo that deprives the Cuban people of vital fuel. This is an immoral, illegal and ruthless attempt to deal a final death blow to Cuba. The question is, will the world allow Cuba, a symbol of human dignity and resistance, to fall? . . .
Monroe Doctrine
The Empire’s “Front Yard” and the Monroe Doctrine
We used to talk about, when I was a kid in college, about “America’s backyard.” It’s not America’s backyard. Everything south of the Mexican border is America’s front yard. And we’re equal people. We don’t dictate what happens in any other part of that — of this continent or the South American continent. We have to work very hard on it. But the trouble is: we’re having great difficulty making up for the mistakes that were made the last four years, and it’s going to take some time. Remarks by President Biden in Press Conference JANUARY 19, 2022 The claims . . .