Florida Conservative

The political consequences inside the United States could endure for years. That means any serious Cuba policy must contain two parallel tracks simultaneously:pressure against authoritarian structures,and preparation for humanitarian and institutional stabilization if those structures weaken or fail.

What you’re seeing is consistent with a real ramp-up in sanctioned-but-authorized energy activity:

Venezuela’s oil is vast in volume but poor in quality, ruinously expensive to rehabilitate, and politically radioactive to invest in. The idea that the United States—or any rational actor—would pursue regime change purely for this oil ignores geology, engineering, finance, and history.

“Maduro NO es el presidente de Venezuela y su régimen NO es el gobierno legítimo”, publicó Rubio en X (antes Twitter) el 27 de julio. “Maduro es el jefe del Cartel de los Soles, una organización narco-terrorista que ha tomado posesión de un país. Y está acusado de introducir drogas en Estados Unidos.”