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Poll: Is there any justification for a potential US attack on Cuba?

Yes 10% (26 votes)
No 60% (144 votes)
Not even the slightest 29% (70 votes)
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Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by Mattswaggz(op): 9:59am On Apr 13
Cuba president talks tough about Trump as nation braces for US attack: ‘If we need to die, we’ll die’

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has revealed that his island nation is bracing for an attack from the US and declared that he is willing to die resisting President Trump.

Since last December, the US has imposed a blockade around Venezuela as part of its Operation Southern Spear effort, and used that to cut off oil supplies to Cuba, which has since plunged further into an energy crisis.

“I don’t think there would be any justification for the United States to launch a military aggression against Cuba, or for the US to undertake a surgical operation or the kidnapping of a president,” Díaz-Canel told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, per a translation.

If that happens, there will be fighting, and there will be a struggle, and we will defend ourselves, and if we need to die, we’ll die, because as our national anthem says, ‘dying for the homeland is to live.’”

The Trump administration has privately signaled to Cuba’s communist government that Díaz-Canel must go, the New York Times reported.

Díaz-Canel, the first pol outside the Castro family to lead the island nation since the Cuban Revolution, has refused to step aside.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/12/us-news/cuba-president-talks-tough-about-trump-as-nation-braces-for-us-action-if-we-need-to-die-well-die/

Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by Flangelo12: 10:19am On Apr 13
Trump would overextend US military.

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Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by Babangidapikin: 10:19am On Apr 13
What happened to the Cuba -Rusian - US agreement and his Oga Donald mentally Ok...
Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by MarketspaceNG: 10:31am On Apr 13
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Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by insidelife22(m): 11:10am On Apr 13
MarketspaceNG:
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Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by masterfactor(m): 11:46am On Apr 13
For those supporting USA, try to listen to what is going on in cuba.

If the ship that brought crude oil to cuba was from another country., The United States of America would have seized it, but since it Russia, they decided to look the other way.
Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by fwallex4truth(m): 2:39pm On Apr 13
If you play stupid game you win a stupid prize. Enough is enough, USA hegemony will be stop.
Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by Sccarrr(m): 2:39pm On Apr 13
USA don become menace to the world... carrying out terrorism acts left and right
Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by DeepSight(m): 2:40pm On Apr 13
MarketspaceNG:
Note that we don’t permit sales of missiles or ammunition on MarketspaceNG
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Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by SixSeven: 2:40pm On Apr 13
Congratulations to Cubans, for not being cowards. I wrote this last week 👇

The Iranians are not backing down for two reasons:

1. USA has shown that it cannot be trusted because US struck first while negotiations were ongoing and that has taught Iran that never again will they trust someone who says they are peaceful but their actions are warring (worrying).

2. Trump has abused all his allies and threatened Greenland? In fact, Greenland gave NATO the final greenlight not to support Trump in his war because he acted like an Emperor. If he can do this, they have been proven right on what they suspected. He cannot be negotiated with. If he can do this to Iran, why can't he do this to them? They already see how he treated Ukraine.

3. What is there to lose? Iran has been tested with death of their leaders and they are still united. It is now showing that the Western propaganda that once you eliminate the leader, you solve the problem is a lie. It is not only a lie, it is a cover up for their faux democracy. Where they want to remove the person who blocks them from exploiting resources. Anyone who stands for his own people is not liked by US. US said they went to save women from tyranny but they bombed school girls. I see the supporters say all Iranians are terrorists. Okay, let's agree they are. If they decide to use their bodies as a human shield, isn't it better to die for something than die for nothing? Are you telling me that the government is forcing them to sacrifice their lives? Can you do that for your own country? How many Americans or Nigerians today can die for their country? I don't blame them for that move, you can go ask the Japanese and the Vietnamese. US is blood thirsty, what difference does it make if they die on the bridge, in the tunnel, near energy infrastructure or at home? At least, all die na die. Better to die a martyr in their own eyes than die a coward. They are also telling us they stand for something and they mean it. I remembered the Nigerian youth who were at Lekki Toll Gate when I saw that news of Iranians occupying their bridges, ready to die. War unites a nation and just as Israeli PM and Trump are using this war to dodge accountability in their respective countries, it has done the same thing for Iranians. Those who oppose the Iranian government will now defend the government, not because they love it but because it is something of honor given the way the US has trash-talked them. They won't watch someone from outside rape them and kill them and claim to be their friend. They still have sense. Even when you hear the ones opposed to the regime talk from abroad, they tell you how they are concerned about their families back home. None of them is stupid enough to say thank you Mr Trump for killing my people. None.

Many of you are forgetting that in this scenario, Iran has been under sanctions for years. Let's wacth and see how US gets humbled. The war has shown its not by might as cheap Iranian drones are more cost efficient than expensive American artillery. The Cubans are watching too. What are the Nigerians going to do?
Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by 89green: 2:41pm On Apr 13
Many will not remember this

3rd of July 1988

Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by Belurved1(m): 2:41pm On Apr 13
Don't we need something like this here..
Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by Greatex90: 2:41pm On Apr 13
So Cubans are also terrorists too.
And they pose a great threat to Israel and U.S.
Truth be said, Trump needs checking.
Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by geoworldedu: 2:41pm On Apr 13
What have I missed? Is Cuba also a terrorist country or why the US attack? I'm beginning to realise US has a hidden agenda.
Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by Razzness(m): 2:42pm On Apr 13
This one na see finish and na this Iran war cause am. Everybody don dey feel like say them fit talk back at the US.
Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by LeeSmart: 2:42pm On Apr 13
His counterpart and long time friend Maduro said thesame thing and today he's cooling his feet in jail. Someone that most of his intelligence officers and political friends have started negotiating with the US justice department for soft landing.

Make US finish with Iran first, him go understand better.
Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by colizee(m): 2:44pm On Apr 13
We ke! 😂

These leaders no really send their people o!
Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by Truthissupreme: 2:44pm On Apr 13
Iran don give everyone updates

You don't go around stealing people land and oil just for cruise

Make una stand una ground, USA go beg for ceasefire and deal
Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by mutvy: 2:44pm On Apr 13
American slaves in Nigeria will criticize Cuba for talking like this
Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by SlavaUkraini: 2:44pm On Apr 13
Light and Hope is finally coming to the people of Cuba that has been oppressed by a communist regime for decades.....

God Bless Donald J Trump and America Forever

🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by Svoboda(m): 2:45pm On Apr 13
masterfactor:
For those supporting USA, try to listen to what is going on in cuba.

If the ship that brought crude oil to cuba was from another country., The United States of America would have seized it, but since it Russia, they decided to look the other way.
The US governments have been run by shameless cowards since history. It's the reason you ask how a small island nation of 11m would pose a significant threat to a country of almost half a million people.
Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by Mirasteel: 2:46pm On Apr 13
Cubans we are with you people, the evil terrorist America won't do anything to you people.
Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by Kobojunkie: 2:48pm On Apr 13
masterfactor:
For those supporting USA, try to listen to what is going on in cuba.
If the ship that brought crude oil to cuba was from another country., The United States of America would have seized it, but since it Russia, they decided to look the other way.
How come America did not seize any of the many Venezuelan oil ships that brought oil to Cuba regularly for many decades ? 🥱🥱
Venezuela has for decades supplied subsidized oil to Cuba, forming a crucial energy lifeline under agreements dating back to 2000. Venezuela has provided roughly 30,000 to 50,000 barrels per day to Cuba, often utilizing a "dark fleet" of tankers with deactivated transponders to bypass U.S. sanctions
.This year, I suggest you pick up and read a book. 🥱🥱
Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by Daguccizgreat(m): 2:48pm On Apr 13
Maduro said more than this but we all know where he's today
Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by dgitrader(m): 2:49pm On Apr 13
He should have said ...
"Me and my ruling class are ready to die"
Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by seunlayi(m): 2:50pm On Apr 13
No worries, I go follow Trump talk
Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by Mirasteel: 2:50pm On Apr 13
Truthissupreme:
Iran don give everyone updates

You don't go around stealing people land and oil just for cruise

Make una stand una ground, USA go beg for ceasefire and deal
No be lie.

If only Venezuela fought hard, maduro wouldn't have been caught.
Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by jeff1993: 2:50pm On Apr 13
Small yansh dey shake ooooo
Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by kingthreat(m): 2:50pm On Apr 13
Donald Trump's success with Venezuela has boosted is testosterones to make him believe that he can bully any nation to adhere to his delusions. The only person he fears is Netanyahu and someday we may know why.
Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by Harmony22: 2:50pm On Apr 13
To you now . USA have every right to dethroned any other nations govt that they don't like because they do not have the military might to counter them..... But the likes of Russia and China is there that they don't like but they can not attack them

LeeSmart:
His counterpart and long time friend Maduro said thesame thing and today he's cooling his feet in jail. Someone that most of his intelligence officers and political friends have started negotiating with the US justice department for soft landing.

Make US finish with Iran first, him go understand better.
Re: Cuba President Díaz-Canel Talks Tough About Trump As Nation Braces For US Attack by atobs4real(m): 2:50pm On Apr 13
This ones are ready to die now

“If that happens, there will be fighting, and there will be a struggle, and we will defend ourselves, and if we need to die, we’ll die, because as our national anthem says, ‘dying for the homeland is to live.’”
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