I'm not naive about Trump's motivations, he tried to destroy democracy in the US after all. But it doesn't bear on my interpretation of the outcome of this event, which is what I am happy about. Call it a coincidental alignment of self-interest with what's best for the people inside Venezuela.

This is short sighted too It can also turn out worse for the Venezuelans, it doesn't have to become better.

I wouldn't be so sure about the longevity of the Cuban regime right now.

The US has many voters of Cuban origin, and the vast majority of those would be happy with a regime change in Habana.

Rubio is a well-known Cuba hawk and Trump is crazy enough to try.

I'm surprised Castro's Cuba still exists.

Yeah, we're fucked.

As much as I wish I could go and pontificate about how much better and more moral the PCC is than any other government on the face of the earth, they are in the worst possible spot right now.

It's less of a 'will they topple the revolutionary government in Cuba?' and more of a 'will they do it before or after they topple the revolutionary government in Nicaragua?'.