Trump Administration weighing naming Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism

[NewYorkExpress]

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/532083-trump-administration-may-place-cuba-on-terrorism-list-report

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is weighing whether to place Cuba on the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.

Two U.S. officials who spoke to the Times said that members of the State Department have drafted a proposal to designate Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, which Pompeo would have to sign off on with just three weeks left until President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.

The move — which the Times noted would serve as a "thank you" to Cuban Americans and other anti-communist Latinos in Florida who helped President Trump and other Republicans secure wins in the state — could also complicate the Biden administration’s plans to return to the normalization of relations instituted under former President Obama.

[Damocles]

How does this guy always have literally the worst diplomatic takes ever?

[brucejoel99]

And Biden will return to normalized relations, the infantile piece of sh*t that is the incumbent President be damned.

[Damocles]

And Biden will return to normalized relations, the infantile piece of sh*t that is the incumbent President President* be damned.

FTFY

[Diabolical Materialism]

What terrorist attacks or groups has the Cuban government sponsored? Is Mike Pompeo really that concerned about the MPLA?

[Fuzzy Bear Loves Christian Missionaries]

Trump's had a solid foreign policy record on balance, but this is an area I disagree with. 

We should normalize relationships with Cuba.  We shouldn't give them MFN status or things like this, but we should normalize relations and allow travel to and from.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

And Biden will return to normalized relations, the infantile piece of sh*t that is the incumbent President be damned.

And then the next Democratic nominee will do even worse in Miami-Dade, which is the entire point of the exercise. (Surely no one is so foolish as to believe that the Republican Party actually cares about terrorism?)

[brucejoel99]

And Biden will return to normalized relations, the infantile piece of sh*t that is the incumbent President be damned.

And then the next Democratic nominee will do even worse in Miami-Dade, which is the entire point of the exercise. (Surely no one is so foolish as to believe that the Republican Party actually cares about terrorism?)

Well, given that we just won the Presidency without Florida, that's probably not as much of a concern for Democrats with regards to re-normalizing relations as it previously might've been.

[Bootes Void]

And Biden will return to normalized relations, the infantile piece of sh*t that is the incumbent President be damned.

And then the next Democratic nominee will do even worse in Miami-Dade, which is the entire point of the exercise. (Surely no one is so foolish as to believe that the Republican Party actually cares about terrorism?)

Yeah like how Clinton did worse in Miami Dade and Florida latinos after normalization.

I wonder if they bring the wet feet dry feet policy back in the final days

[Green Line]

That would be a great year-end gift.  Creating new red tape, administrative burdens, and most importantly job security for financial analysts across the country.

[Fight for Trump]

Is Pompeo trying to be worse than Bill Barr or something?

[Damocles]

Is Pompeo trying to be worse than Bill Barr or something?

Just when you think there’s a floor, someone in this cabinet jumps, and when they land, their grotesque fatness causes them to break through the floorboards and into the crawl space below

[ProudModerate2]

trump doesn't even care about our nation.
Everything he is doing now, is just vindictive BS from the Orange Buffoon (towards Biden).

[SWE]

This is reasonable. Cuba sending Trump voters to Florida was one of the greatest attacks on US stability by a foreign power in recent memory

[Xeuma]

And Biden will return to normalized relations, the infantile piece of sh*t that is the incumbent President be damned.

And then the next Democratic nominee will do even worse in Miami-Dade, which is the entire point of the exercise. (Surely no one is so foolish as to believe that the Republican Party actually cares about terrorism?)

Well, given that we just won the Presidency without Florida, that's probably not as much of a concern for Democrats with regards to re-normalizing relations as it previously might've been.

Democrats won't always be able to eek out wins in the Upper Midwest trio. Surrendering on one of the biggest and still growing states is a foolish move, especially one that is so close.

[Old Man Willow]

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-12-30/trump-considers-labeling-cuba-a-state-sponsor-of-terrorism

They have alleged that Cuba is a promoter of an expanded definition of terrorism that includes the anti-democratic treatment of its own citizens and ties to Iran.

I knew what this was really about before I looked it up. All our foreign policy decisions come from the same source.

[Former President tack50]

Looking at the current list of "state sponsors of terrorism"; if the US were serious about it they'd add Saudi Arabia to the list, not Cuba.

[ChiefFireWaterMike]

This is reasonable. Cuba sending Trump voters to Florida was one of the greatest attacks on US stability by a foreign power in recent memory

https://youtu.be/bTiNRYHlIkI
Viva Cuba Libre!

[Coldstream]

This is reasonable. Cuba sending Trump voters to Florida was one of the greatest attacks on US stability by a foreign power in recent memory

They’re not sending their best.

[President Johnson]

This is nothing but a PR stunt. It's either outright stupidity or they just want to troll the incoming administration and hope it will be bad publicity for Joe Biden if he undoes this within days after taking office. One way or the other, this disastrous presidency can't come to a close soon enough.

[Progressive Pessimist]

Does he realize that the election is over and that he already performed in a record-breaking fashion for a Republican in Miami-Dade? Is this just a move to dare the Biden administration to reverse this and cause further backlash to Democrats among the Cuban community? That's probably the case, isn't it? It's usually getting more difficult to try and figure out Trump's ulterior motives for his latest actions now that the election is over and his days are numbered but clearly he seems intent on making setting spiteful political traps for the Biden administration his last top priority.

And Biden will return to normalized relations, the infantile piece of sh*t that is the incumbent President be damned.

And then the next Democratic nominee will do even worse in Miami-Dade, which is the entire point of the exercise. (Surely no one is so foolish as to believe that the Republican Party actually cares about terrorism?)

Well, given that we just won the Presidency without Florida, that's probably not as much of a concern for Democrats with regards to re-normalizing relations as it previously might've been.

Democrats won't always be able to eek out wins in the Upper Midwest trio. Surrendering on one of the biggest and still growing states is a foolish move, especially one that is so close.

That's why it's good that Democrats have a future in Arizona, Georgia, and maybe North Carolina and Texas too instead. F*** Florida. It's gone for good and not worth the effort.

[Big Abraham]

Looking at the current list of "state sponsors of terrorism"; if the US were serious about it they'd add Saudi Arabia to the list, not Cuba.

If they were really serious about it they'd put Uncle Sam at the top of the list...

[Tintrlvr]

And Biden will return to normalized relations, the infantile piece of sh*t that is the incumbent President be damned.

True, but this isn't actually intended to accomplish anything diplomatically (which is why Trump never did it until the very end of his Presidency). It's intended solely to be a poisoned chalice for Biden to secure the Republican recovery among Cuban Americans.

[Yoda]

 Now do Russia.

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Looking at the current list of "state sponsors of terrorism"; if the US were serious about it they'd add Saudi Arabia to the list, not Cuba.

If they were really serious, they'd add the US.