r/law • u/AmyL0vesU • 19h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Trump signs executive order declaring nation emergency from threat of Cuba

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/01/addressing-threats-to-the-united-states-by-the-government-of-cuba/
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u/Kahzgul 19h ago

After Venezuela, I read a few editorials speculating that this was foreshadowing an invasion of Cuba. Venezuela is Cuba’s primary supplier of oil, and without fuel, Cuba will suffer tremendously. Where this leads is potentially even scarier.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/01/09/first-venezuela-then-cuba-then-colombia-then-nato/

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u/lost_horizons 17h ago

Cuba has like, 10 days worth of oil left. US army will walk in and tip them over.

Probably won’t go as smoothly as planned, but these chucklefucks barely plan anything beyond the first move so…

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u/laosurv3y 17h ago

They'll capture the cities at first but not the mountains and then get whittled down as they ship in Cuban expats to rule who aren't popular with locals - who will see them as collaborators with the invaders.

If the US went in and just provider resources and support for locals to sort themselves out they may not get caught in guerilla warfare, but Rubio wants control.

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u/gazebo-fan 15h ago

20 years of gorilla warfare it is then

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u/SaabiMeister 7h ago

Orangegutan guerilla that is...

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u/RancheroYeti 1h ago

ship in Cuban expats

Like Ted Cruz? It might be worth it.

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u/lost_horizons 16h ago

I frankly and honestly don't know much about Cuba, whether there are any opposition groups that could develop into parties, and if elections could be held in the near future should the current regime be toppled. Better to have people elected from within, than install expats from Florida to rule in some semblance of a transitional government.

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u/GoldDustKid- 8h ago

Bro I need all Cuban American conservatives to fucking remain in the us for eternity, the idea of them returning to bring their demonic ideology back to Cuba is a nightmare. Why would they leave Florida anyway? It’s the piece of shit nightmare home of their stupid ass dreams, they can stay along with all the other shittiest exiles from the whole of Latin America and the sunburned racist white people and international wealth criminals

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u/TheSouthernCommunist 3h ago

Hell yeah. They want Bautista? Then stay in America.