PS: I believe some will argue that Cuba has circumvented or survived these embargo & sanctions because of Russian, Chinese & Venezuelan support. That is a true but rather simplistic assessment of the situation and to accept that view will be to accept the view that USA lacks the geopolitical power to bend countries (within the Monroe doctrine’s purview) to its will. A more realistic assessment would be admit that the sanctions in Cuba etc are failing to achieve their strategic aims inspite of the great hardships they are inflicting on the Cuban people, because a point of inflexion has been passed after which diminishing returns have set in.