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Why were Cubans emphasized out of all people?

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A natural impoverished (by us) enemy just a stones throw away.

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Whatโ€™s natural about a blockade?

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obviously nothing, but we did it anyway and forced a nearby country into near starvation, thankfully they were resilient enough to hold out but not before we labelled them our enemy

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Because cubans are considered a poor, third world country (despite the definition being something different) and because USA considered them an example of evil communism. Sure, communism then was far from ideal, but at least now they have healthcare (according to OP)

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