Cuba gets a ‘little stopover’ and a backroom deal
A diplomatic detour with a side of vague CIA involvement.
The story
Trump suggests U.S. warships stop in Cuba after an Iran war, while Rubio mentions a 'discrete partnership with the CIA' for Cubans, without clarifying what that means.
Source: fortune.com
Our reading
Trump’s plan for a ‘little stopover’ in Cuba sounds like a diplomatic detour, but the real kicker is that he’s sending Marco Rubio to ‘finish up the deal’—as if the State Department is a high school project with a teacher who’s always late. Rubio, who’s been pushing for a ‘discrete partnership with the CIA,’ seems to be offering Cuba a choice: either you work with us, or you get a surprise visit from a guy who’s been talking about invading you for years. The whole thing is less a strategy and more a performance, with the CIA as the unspoken punchline. It’s the kind of political jargon that makes you wonder if the real deal is being negotiated in a back room with a guy named Steve who just wants to be heard.
