Axios: Trump Administration Seeks Cuba’s Collapse as Early as This Summer

In yet another article based on anonymous sources, Axios reported  last week that the Trump administration is intensifying economic warfare on Cuba to try to bring about the government’s collapse “as early as this summer.” But "Iran's not finished, and the president is not in a rush," one official told Axios. Another official said: "We don't want to kill off the regime just yet. There's a method to this. It's in stages." 

At least one Axios source suggested the administration is expecting conditions in Cuba to deteriorate over the summer, sparking protests that could provide a pretext for Trump to take military action: "It's going to be hot. People won't have electricity. Food spoils without refrigeration. People get angry. They can take to the streets. And then what happens? I can't see the president doing nothing if there's repression.” 

The report also revealed that U.S. military planners have conducted exercises preparing for possible intervention in Cuba. Meanwhile, Politico reported that the Pentagon has spent months positioning troops and weapons for a potential attack on Cuba, with one source describing the operation as requiring only “a final go-ahead from Donald Trump.”