‘We are killing people’: A jaw-dropping expose reveals the brutal impacts of the U.S. aggression on Cuba
Newsmax anchor Rob Schmitt got into a debate with Drop Site reporter Ryan Grim over the US sanctions currently taking place in Cuba. Amidst the argument, Grim asked several grim questions that Americans are not ready to confront.
“The Trump administration is trying to end a 70-year regime. It looks like these guys, along with you there, are trying to help it survive,” Schmitt accused Grim and the other political entities who went to Cuba.
“The group that went along brought about 50 tonnes of medical supplies and solar panels,” Grim responded.
“Medical supplies and solar panels, and a lot of sympathies for the regime that controls the country, I imagine,” Schmitt bit back.
“Let me help your viewers out a little. How do you feel about the fact that when Americans travel to a foreign country, in this case, Cuba, they are told specifically a list of hotels that they can stay in another country?” Grim asked. Conservatives criticized those who joined the humanitarian mission as ‘tone deaf’ for staying in 5-star hotels in Cuba. But notably, American citizens are restricted in their choice of hotels in Cuba.
Schmitt replied and said he was “okay” with it, as he stayed in an Airbnb during his stay in Cuba. He further argued, “I think our country’s trying to end a regime that’s been torturing people for a very long time. They don’t want us funding it by paying money to a communist-owned entity like a hotel.”
Undemocratic interference
“If their system of government is so awful, why not just let it fail on its own?” Grim asked. He elaborated that no fuel has made its way to Cuba since January.
To that, Schmitt argued that even in 2019, Cuba was “still a horribly impoverished country.” He also defended the Trump administration’s attempt at regime change.
“Why do you care who’s in charge of Cuba?” Grim brought up. It’s a difficult question that should be asked every time the United States forces a regime change in any foreign country. “Who elected you to do that? Like, there aren’t enough problems in the United States?” Grim continues with his questioning.
“That’s a fair criticism,” Schmitt acquiesced. But he followed up, “But do you want this regime to continue to run this country against the will of its people?”
“It’s not up to me,” Grim responded, continuing, “I live in Washington, DC. I vote in Washington, DC elections—I vote in federal elections. Where do you live?” Grim points the question back to Schmitt. The latter responded that he lives in New York.
Schmitt counters, “Why did you travel to Cuba? If you don’t care, then why did you travel there to support the regime?”
“I’m a journalist, and the United States is literally killing people. We are killing people,” Grim said. He further detailed his experience of touring a pediatric hospital in Cuba. He explains that because the hospitals are publicly owned, they are not allowed to import oil, unlike private establishments.
Grim recalls the harrowing tale of doctors in Cuba having to hand-pump ventilators for between six and seven minutes before generators are activated.
No good case for imperialism
Conservatives can’t argue that programs like USAID are a waste—and then support incursions in foreign countries under the guise of ‘help.’ Extending diplomatic means for the sake of nation-building is pointless. But for conservatives, bombing other countries to smithereens and starving their civilian population is a ‘necessary evil’? If the latter is what democratization looks like, then it’s best that the United States keep its version of ‘liberty’ and ‘freedom’ away from other nations.
Before supporters of Trump worry about the non-existent threat of migrants interfering in federal elections, they should first think about the foreign interventions executed by their president. Who’s really undermining democracy?
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