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Re:Decoupling isn't phoney – The global trading system is st... by CapstanRoller on Thursday August 31, 2023 @04:18AM (#37334016)
>America doesn't claim Cuba as its territory.

Where do you think the Guantanamo Bay torture facility is located?

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Re:Decoupling isn't phoney – The global trading system is st... by throwawaymaths on Thursday August 31, 2023 @06:52AM (#37335207)
It's a lease, not a claim. US even sends cuba checks for it.

Not even sure how you can equate a lease of one bay to claiming the whole island. Besides, If china stopped claiming Taiwan was it's territory and insisted on leasing one small base, I think we could all go to sleep better at night.

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Re:Decoupling isn't phoney – The global trading system is st... by CapstanRoller on Thursday August 31, 2023 @03:00PM (#37342121)
>It's a lease

A 'lease' at gunpoint is an occupation.

And the US pays a fixed $4,000/mo, which Cuba doesn't even accept.

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN17200921

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