Is Cuba Ready to Fall?

The aftershocks following the astonishing capture of Venezuela strongman Nicolás Maduro by elite US forces are just beginning to settle in. Nowhere are the shocks felt more powerfully than in that itch of a country the US has not been able to scratch for decades – Cuba.

Flags in Havana were lowered on Monday in honor of the 32 Cuban security officers killed in the US operation in Caracas this weekend. Toppling the illegitimate Venezuelan government certainly puts Cuba on notice, but experts have differing opinions on the likelihood that Cuba’s long-running communist government will finally bite the dust. This question is followed by another: Will the land of Castro need a little nudge over the cliff, or will taking Maduro down be enough to do the job?

Liberty Nation News caught up with J. Michael Waller, Senior Analyst for Strategy at the Center for Security Policy, a Washington-based think tank that focuses on national security, to get his expert opinion on what the Cuban political landscape looks like at this point. “It’s down for the count,” Waller remarked, then continued, ” I think there’s a plan for the United States to replace the communist regime in Cuba. I have no idea what that plan might be yet, but really the logic tells you that it’s down for the count because the Cuban economy was so heavily dependent on the Venezuelan regime, and its energy needs were overwhelmingly met by the Venezuelan regime. And once that is taken away, it’s only a matter of time before everything collapses inside Cuba.”

President Trump commented over the weekend that the possibility of a change in the Cuban government would be a bonus, making the Venezuelan operation a twofer. “I don’t think we need any action,” Trump said on Air Force One. “Cuba looks like it’s ready to fall.”

The New York Times stated the obvious in a January 5 article about the island nation that has been a thorn in the side of the US. “The Cuban government finds itself in a precarious situation with the capture of Mr. Maduro, a crucial political and economic partner, as it faces an economic crisis at home and growing political dissatisfaction.”

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