Not really the USA’s job to make sure that the citizens of another country are prepared for a pandemic.
How about… and this might sound far-fetched… but you make your own plans for things? You know… since you’re a sovereign communist country and all.
Edit: and any plan that’s ultimately “rely on the USA”… well now you know that’s probably a bad plan.
Have you forgotten that the US is still actively blockading Cuba? It’s not about the US’ lack of empathy. It’s the simple fact that they actively blocked them from obtaining life saving equipment.
From the US… Cuba has had decades to partner with anyone else.
That’s not how blockades work. The US doesn’t allow trade with Cuba.
No, that’s 100% how the embargo works (not a blockade).
The United States embargo against Cuba prevents U.S. businesses, and businesses organized under U.S. law or majority-owned by U.S. citizens, from conducting trade with Cuban interests.
They can work with ANY other country on the planet.
Here’s what the UK government says about it:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/overseas-business-risk-cuba/overseas-business-risk-cuba
Yeah… Notice that it specifically says US-interest companies… Not that it’s illegal to trade with Cuba themselves.
From your own link showing that it’s possible.
Companies should avoid making international transactions involving Cuba in USD, and instead use EUR or GBP. Major UK companies with interests in the US continue to do business successfully with Cuba.
I’m not saying it’s impossible. I’m saying it’s a chilling effect when the US can arbitrarily start blocking your financial transfers. International trade is typically done through USD. And trading with Cuba opens your company to US sanctions.
But honestly, just think about it for a second. which do you think is more likely? Cuba is completely incompetent and/or self isolating? Or the US blockade prevents Cuba from doing any significant amount of trade?
