Name: Cuba’s ‘Entire Power Structure...Would Need to Be Dismantled’: Former US Defense Adviser for Latin America
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Description: Could U.S. action on Cuba be right around the corner?

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Could U.S. action on Cuba be right around the corner? President Donald Trump has made several comments in recent days that he’s considering “taking” Cuba.

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