The Cuban missile crisis prevented the U.S from fully occupying Cuba; but now that the Soviet Union is gone, does Cuba still have nukes? If not, then how and why is Cuba not being terrorized right now?
The Cuban missile crisis prevented the U.S from fully occupying Cuba; but now that the Soviet Union is gone, does Cuba still have nukes? If not, then how and why is Cuba not being terrorized right now?
But China could do nothing if the US decided to invade Cuba, just like they could do nothing in Iraq, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan or Lybia. The reason that Cuba is not being invaded is that it would be too expensive, and not worth it (lack of natural resources).
Times are changing rapidly. China was weak back when US invaded Iraq, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan or Lybia, and there was little any country could do back then. Nowadays, China is becoming increasingly more assertive in geopolitics, and I expect that trend to continue going forward.
I completely agree that US actually invading Cuba is unlikely since it would provide them very little practical value while further tarnishing their image globally.