Ryan BRUTALLY COOKS Newsmax Host On Cuba
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Takeaways
- ❖US sanctions prevent Cuba from acquiring critical medical equipment like MRI machines and parts for 3D printers.
- ❖A US rule blocks publicly run Cuban hospitals from receiving fuel, while private businesses (like hotels where Americans stay) are permitted to import it.
- ❖Cuban doctors and nurses must hand-pump ventilators for babies during power outages caused by fuel shortages, a direct consequence of US policy.
- ❖Cuba has offered to compensate Americans for property seized during the revolution since the 1960s, but the US consistently refused.
- ❖Ryan Grim argues that the US applies a double standard, criticizing Cuba's government while ignoring worse human rights records in countries like Saudi Arabia.
Insights
1US Sanctions Directly Cause Humanitarian Crisis in Cuba
Ryan Grim details how US sanctions directly prevent Cuba from accessing essential medical supplies and fuel. Examples include inability to purchase MRI machines, obtain helium to run existing ones, or get parts for a German-made 3D printer used for medical supplies. A specific US rule allows private businesses (like hotels) to import fuel but blocks publicly run hospitals, leading to critical power outages.
Cuba is blocked from purchasing MRI machines or getting helium to run them. A German company refused to send a technician to fix a 3D printer due to US sanctions, despite EU laws. A new US rule in February allows private businesses to import fuel, but public hospitals are denied, leading to power outages where nurses must hand-pump ventilators for babies.
2Cuba's Offers for Compensation and Investment Rejected by US
Grim reveals that Cuba has consistently offered to compensate Americans for property nationalized during the revolution, both in the 1960s and currently. The US, however, has refused these offers, prioritizing regime change over diplomatic resolution and economic engagement. Other European countries accepted similar compensation.
The number three official in Cuba stated that Cuban nationals and Americans are welcome to invest, and they are open to negotiating compensation for seized property. Grim notes that this offer was made in the 1960s and refused by the US, while Italy, France, and Spain accepted compensation.
3US Foreign Policy Applies Double Standards and Undermines Self-Determination
Grim challenges the Newsmax host's concern for Cuba's government by pointing out the hypocrisy of US interventionism. He questions why the US dictates who runs Cuba while ignoring worse human rights records in allied nations like Saudi Arabia, and why a New Yorker should care if Mexico sells oil to Cuba. He argues that if the Cuban system is so flawed, the US should 'let it try' without a blockade.
Grim states he hasn't seen the host 'calling for regime change in Saudi Arabia over the human rights abuses and the lack of democracy in Saudi Arabia make Cuba look like Switzerland.' He asks, 'Why do you care about like who's who's in charge in in Cuba? Who like who elected you to do that?' and 'Why does it bother you if Mexico sells oil to Cuba?'
Bottom Line
European companies, despite EU laws prohibiting compliance with US extraterritorial sanctions, still prioritize US business interests over fulfilling contracts with Cuba, effectively enforcing US policy.
This demonstrates the immense global economic leverage of the US, where fear of losing access to the US market compels foreign companies to violate their own national or regional laws, extending the reach of US sanctions beyond its borders.
Nations targeted by US sanctions could explore legal challenges or form economic blocs to collectively resist extraterritorial application of US law, potentially creating alternative supply chains and financial systems less reliant on US market access.
Lessons
- Challenge the narrative that US sanctions are a benign tool for democracy; understand their direct humanitarian costs.
- Investigate the specific impacts of US foreign policy on civilian populations, rather than accepting broad geopolitical justifications.
- Question the consistency and fairness of US foreign policy, especially regarding human rights and intervention in sovereign nations.
Quotes
"If this if their system of government is so awful, why not just let it fail on its own? Why do we have to blockade them?"
"We're killing babies with their power. There's a gap between when the power goes out and when the generator kicks in that can be up to like five or six seven minutes. A baby can die in that time on a ventilator. So, they have to take their phone, turn the light on, race, and hand pump the ventilator."
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