Nope. I don’t talk about myself like that.
The numbers I’ve heard for LEO are like 4-5 years. But that point is whatever.
Kessler’ing the LEO means it’s now harder to retaliate in HEO. It would be an easy win for Russia to knock out Starlink if the US government is actually relying on it in any meaningful capacity.
It’s another form of MAD.
Russia has nothing in that LEO orbit (that I’m aware of… I could be horrendously wrong). I don’t think there’s anything “mutually assured” here.
Eh, not for long. LEO everything falls eventually. HEO… that can take a long hot minute.
The math doesn’t work out.
You only need enough asat missiles to create enough debris. Kessler handles the rest.
Which is exactly why Russia only needs a handful of rockets at most. You only need to make debris. The rest will sort itself out.
Sounds like it’s a good thing the embargo is in place then… Imagine all the unhealthy shit they could lower their life expectancy with if they got it from the USA.
No. If we see only 65% and 35% split. We have no idea if that is out of 100 people 1000 people or 10000 people. The numbers matter.
They are not blocked from trading with other countries. Quite the contrary other countries trade regularly with Cuba.
Sorry? But at what point in my text did I deny an embargo? Leave it to a lemmygrad user to twist what was stated to a denial off an embargo.
Yeah… I should probably stop.
I kind of have a thing where I can help but put the blatant evidence out there that breaks their whole argument in front of them. I like to watch the meltdown…
Them: “There’s a blockade!!!”… Me:“So where’s the ships?” Sort of thing…
Why are you so hell bent on defending the American empire against the Cuban people?
I actually don’t particularly care… I just hate looking at these shitty arguments on the topic. When it’s so easily refuted.
No, you haven’t done a “relatively exhaustive search”, if you had you would have learned that SWIFT has indeed blocked Cuba in the past.
Oh shit… so we’ve got one instance 22 years ago… And we’re harping on it still today? Are you shitting me?
The SWIFT software manual even admits to auto flagging payments that contain the word “Cuba” even if they’re not related to Cuba (the country) at all 🤣
Every financial institution is required to make sure that they’re not violations of actual sanctions/embargos. Also… notice that this says “Investigation” not block. eg… Swift would then have to check that the transaction isn’t with a US-based or US vested company.
Demonic worldview, just because your law books used to legitimize slavery would you also practice it?
Nope, but I feel it’s a worse violation of rights to mandate that people do something. I’d rather live somewhere where people are willingly helpful. But you don’t get there by mandating it… Nor do you get there by demanding that “help” under the guise of stating that someone is committing literal genocide, when they’re factually not. Accepting the premise of this “article” is literally the “demonic worldview” to me.
“hmm blockaded country that can’t import food/crops can’t feed their people. maybe they should simply grow crops and feed their people”
Why can’t they import food/crops? Do you believe that Cuba has 0 trade partners? Can you source any evidence of a “blockade” in place? I don’t recall seeing ships surrounding Cuba stopping all boat shipments. You realize that the last real blockade that was established around Cuba was dismantled in the 1980’s right? 6.6% of their current imports are from the USA. So not only is there no Blockade… but just an embargo… and not only is there an embargo, but one that’s so toothless that we are on their major importer list even though they’ve had decades to work without the USA.
Listing data for 2023 as proof of me lying. Cute. How about going back a couple of years?
Nothing in that link shows SWIFT blocked Cuba. Quite the contrary, I’ve done a relatively exhaustive search… SWIFT has NEVER blocked Cuba. So yes… you’re lying.
tort law link
In the common law of most English-speaking countries, there is no general duty to come to the rescue of another.[1]
Literally the first line in regards to “common law system”.
Remittance nonsense
What does this have to do with anything? This doesn’t cover any point regarding any supposed “blockade” (contrarily proves there is no blockade). Doesn’t show that there’s some form of US stranglehold over Cuba (Contrarily shows that USD can make it’s way back to Cuba from Cuban migrants to the USA)… This is all evidence that you’re argument is bullshit.
Not being able to trade in USD is a huge issue, as it means you are blocked from SWIFT.
Cuba is not blocked from SWIFT. Currently only Iran and North Korea are blocked from SWIFT. So you’re lying. https://bank-code.net/country/CUBA-(CU).html
The rest of your points for the paragraph are moot.
You could argue that the US should not have this much power over world trade
It doesn’t. It has ultimate control over USD… Which other [foreign] companies choose to use.
You’re blaming the Cubans for not being able to buy the replacement parts they needed, because the US totally isn’t interfering with their trade.
Already proven that US does not.
When the US suffered from hurrican Katrina, Cuba didn’t hesitate to offer aid. When Cuba’s main oxygen plant breaks during a pandemic? Apparently the American people show their humanity by cheering.
What’s the point?
And you feel this is just.
I never said it was just. I never made ANY moral evaluation. Simply stated that it’s not the US’s job to perform this action. Castro can’t demand aid from the US. You can’t call it genocide.
The existence of trade does not disprove the US blockade.
Blockade != Embargo. Stop conflicting the 2. US does not sail ships to actively block incoming trades to Cuba.
Your own selected quote even states that you risk US sanctions if you trade with Cuba. This is NOT referring to US companies.
It is EXPLICITLY referring only to US companies, or companies with significant US interests (companies that work in USD). And by my own quote from earlier… 6.6% of imports to Cuba come from the USA.
Wonder how that’s possible when there’s a blockade! Can you at least admit that you’re wrong? Cuba CAN trade with any other country… Cuba CAN trade even with the USA. It CANNOT take or give credit in USD (which is the mechanism that blocks US interest companies typically) and cannot operate on Credit with ANY US company. So nothing would have stopped Cuba from purchasing the ventilators from a EU-based company. Considering that the USA literally OWNS all USD… it makes sense that they can control how it’s used and who can redeem it.
The US doesn’t block anything except for it’s own companies/interests to work with Cuba. That’s it.
And I don’t find it impossible for a country to be incompetent… Nor do I find it unreasonable for a country to be self-isolating.
The USA embargoing it certainly sucks for them. But that’s how it goes. But even to that point…
Despite the existence of the embargo, Cuba can, and does, conduct international trade with many countries, including many U.S. allies; however, US-based companies, and companies that do business with the US, which trade in Cuba do so at the risk of U.S. sanctions.[10] Cuba has been a member of the World Trade Organization since 1995.[11] The European Union is Cuba’s largest trading partner, and the United States is the fifth-largest exporter to Cuba (6.6% of Cuba’s imports come from the US).[12] The Cuban government must, however, pay cash for all food imports from the United States, as credit is not allowed.[13]
So your original premise is still wrong…
Yeah… Notice that it specifically says US-interest companies… Not that it’s illegal to trade with Cuba themselves.
From your own link showing that it’s possible.
Companies should avoid making international transactions involving Cuba in USD, and instead use EUR or GBP. Major UK companies with interests in the US continue to do business successfully with Cuba.
No, that’s 100% how the embargo works (not a blockade).
The United States embargo against Cuba prevents U.S. businesses, and businesses organized under U.S. law or majority-owned by U.S. citizens, from conducting trade with Cuban interests.
They can work with ANY other country on the planet.
From the US… Cuba has had decades to partner with anyone else.
Agriculture is the problem here. Not chip fabs or datacenters. There’s middle eastern owned farms here that grow alfalfa (notoriously water heavy) that export out of state/ country.