I think Cuba is going to become a US Territory under our 48th president, President Marco Rubio. Marco is really starting to shine.



Keith

No cousin, I think not. Cuba doesn't have much to offer except possibly a vacation destination. Who wants to vacation with a bunch of angry Cubans?

I hope not. We have enough leeches to take care of.

I think that Cuba will be a net drain on the US and then fairly quickly be less of a drain than Puerto Rico. People want to travel there. Cuba has a mystique about it.

Keith

Yeah. We don't need another Puerto Rico.

Dont think so. Been there, done that, didn't work out. But we will probably end up with the bill anyway, like usual.

Why would we even want Cuba? For the two additional Democrat US Senator they would give us?
We really need to cut Puerto Rico loose, the Dems really want to make it a State.

Was supposed to be in Cuba tarpon fishing this week

canceled

Gave us the same week next year


Cuba is a an amazing place

Hopefully they get back on their feet soon

… and even if someone did … they could just go to Florida lol

Cuba has a lot to offer,,, it’s a lot like/exactly like Florida

100 years ago

Unbelievable potential,,,,agriculture/resource development/ tourism

Going over Florida, flying into Cuba,,,,, Florida must be the pleasure boat capital of the world

Boats every where,,, all the flats are prop scared up,,,big deep channels dredged out,,,ugly!

As soon as u enter Cuban waters,,, no boats,,, gorgeous untouched flats,,,, amazing!!!

Google: "Cuba's primary natural resources are centered on mining, specifically holding the world's second-largest nickel reserves and significant cobalt deposits. Other key resources include petroleum, natural gas, arable land, and timber, along with extensive biodiversity and coastal tourism assets. Key industrial minerals include limestone, silica sand, bentonite, kaolin, and zeolite."

There’s not a spot on the planet currently, with more potential than Cuba

If they can just get their poop in a group

The Cubans I've noticed seemed to have a good work ethic and family values...when the Puerto Ricans first arrived here, most went on welfare....They seemed to have assimilated now though....but it's been 60 years...
I do know that the Cubans have a poor view towards the Puerto Ricans, lol, Not sure whats that about....

I think the biggest benefit would be not having Russian and China influence 90 miles off the coast of the U.S.

X2

Anyone else remember Duck and Cover drills in the 50s?

Maybe Canada will "acquire" them and take care of them with your tax dollars.

I have all the good fishing spots I need right here.

Ideally they take care of themselves,,,as they should

Nobody else’s tax dollars should be spent there

The Cuba experiment has been interesting. They sought to become self-sufficient under Castro but it has never worked out. They just don't have the resources and always depended on help from sympathetic others.

There are only two reasons the US would have any interest in Cuba...to remove any potential threat 90 miles away and to appease a very strong political group in south Florida of vengeful ex-pat Cubans who never got over it.

I think really only your second reason is valid. Cuba has not been a threat in decades. Best thing would be to shake hands and normalize relations.

Cuba failed because communism/state controlled economy always fails,,,,

Not because they don’t have resources


The easy fix for Cuba is to unleash capitalism

Without heavy government controls,,,, as they have now with the very limited amount of capitalism that they currently allow