Washington, May 25 (Prensa Latina) More voices in the United States are calling today for an end to the oil blockade against Cuba, a policy that, according to Yvette D. Clarke, chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, is “barbaric” and deepens the humanitarian crisis on the island.
“Enough is enough! The Congressional Black Caucus will not stand idly by and allow this administration to continue this barbaric policy that generates unimaginable human suffering in Cuba,” said Clarke, a member of the House of Representatives from New York.
The Democratic congresswoman issued a letter addressed to President Donald Trump and his Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, urging them to ease the economic pressure on the Caribbean nation.
Clarke denounced the impact of the current administration’s suffocating policy against the people of the Caribbean nation, which has caused “an increase in infant mortality rates, the threat of famine and a deterioration in the standard of living of innocent Cuban civilians.”
“Under the oil blockade and the tightening of sanctions (unilateral coercive measures) imposed by this administration, Cubans are dying,” the legislator wrote.
A press release published on its official website emphasized that the Congressional Black Caucus, which has long encouraged the United States to lead the world stage in supporting peace and justice, rejected the administration’s draconian policies, which have resulted in the grave situation facing the Cuban people.
“We demand that they end the oil blockade, lift the sanctions against Cuba, and allow the Cuban people access to the most basic resources they need to survive on the island,” Clarke stressed.
Last week, Arizona Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego warned of the attempts at aggression that were being planned in Washington against Cuba.
“We are watching Republicans fabricate before our very eyes a reason for another regime change war, this time in Cuba,” the legislator wrote on his social media account. X. Gallego, along with his fellow party members Tim Kaine (Virginia) and Adam Schiff (California), introduced a War Powers Resolution to block the use of the United States Armed Forces in hostilities against Cuba.
President Trump’s use of the U.S. military to blockade Cuba has created a humanitarian crisis on the island and risks leading to a massive migration crisis, a press release on its website stated.
Furthermore, it continues to threaten direct military action, and recent reports indicate that the Southern Command has been ordered to draw up plans for possible military action, the text, released this Thursday, argued.
“The president’s approval ratings are plummeting, so he’s fabricating a pretext for invasion and seeking a quick victory to project an image of toughness. We must speak out now, before we end up embroiled in another endless war,” he stressed.
The senators stressed that they will continue to push for resolutions on war powers and seek bipartisan support “to make clear our opposition to the use of military force against Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, or any other nation that does not pose an imminent threat to the United States.”
Trump reiterated in his 2024 election campaign that, if he won, he would keep the United States out of armed conflicts; he even fought to win the Nobel Prize last year.
But since he returned to the White House, threats of expansion and interventionism have been setting the tone for his foreign policy agenda.
Now, despite having an open battlefront in the Middle East with Iran, the Trump administration’s next target appears to be Cuba.
The aircraft carrier Nimitz was deployed to the Caribbean area, but, according to Trump, it is not to try to intimidate the island.
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