Cubastroika: Inside Trump plan to save Cuba's economy and win control
USA TODAY
Rather than force regime change, President Trump and Marco Rubio aim to win control of the island by deepening its economic dependence on the US.
Aldo Álvarez’s vans sat idle for three weeks, baking in the Cuban sun.
There was no fuel to be found in the capital for his delivery company’s fleet of 10 trucks and vans.
Power outages ran 15 hours a day. Airlines canceled flights due to inability to refuel. Hotels were shuttered. Classes canceled. Tourism dried up.
After the dramatic capture of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela by U.S. special forces on Jan. 3., President Donald Trump shut off the flow of oil to Cuba. An island of 10 million people plunged into darkness.
Cuba appeared to be the Trump administration’s next target for regime change – one that would realize the dreams of Cuban exiles and many Republicans for a U.S.-backed blow that would end the enduring communist regime.
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