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Russia loans Cuba $50M to buy military equipment
Posted on 10/30/18 at 5:49 am
Posted on 10/30/18 at 5:49 am
So Cuba is getting prepared to make a run at the U.S.? 
$50 million is chicken feed in military equipment.
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$50 million is chicken feed in military equipment. quote:
Just days before Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel is slated to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin has reportedly given Cuba a $50 million loan to buy Russian military equipment.
Cuba’s relationship with the U.S. is becoming increasingly tense after the Trump administration’s move to reinstate the embargo on Cuba that was scrapped by the previous administration. The embargo particularly hit the country’s revenues from tourism.
The report said the talks could include the sale of armored vehicles, helicopters and small arms, in addition to replacement parts for tanks. Cuba is planning to purchase “industrial equipment” through other contracts with Russia. The arms deal with Russia signals that the communist island’s security and stability is at risk, prompting the country to look at Russia for support.
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Posted on 10/30/18 at 5:51 am to Homesick Tiger
They could buy half of a F16 with that kind of money!
Posted on 10/30/18 at 6:00 am to RolltidePA
Or a nice set of coffee cups
Posted on 10/30/18 at 6:09 am to Mudflap
Yeah, that is chump change. Probably intended more for the infrastructure than anything else. Political move to keep Cuba’s alliance with them.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 6:13 am to Homesick Tiger
By the time the elite line there pockets, there will be about $200 left for military spending.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 6:17 am to CCT
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Probably intended more for the infrastructure than anything else.
Well it says military equipment.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 6:23 am to Homesick Tiger
Removing the embargo was one of the few good things Obama did. Of course, his trip to Cuba was a PR disaster.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 6:40 am to upgrayedd
I agree. I’m fully MAGA but why the administration doesn’t pursue normalizing relations and expanding tourism is beyond me. If relations are normalized there is no way that democracy would be 60 miles from their doorstep and the people would not start a push in that direction.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 6:42 am to Homesick Tiger
Russia propping up Cuba? Must be a Tuesday
Posted on 10/30/18 at 6:47 am to UAinSOUTHAL
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I’m fully MAGA but why the administration doesn’t pursue normalizing relations
A communist country giving Russia permission to put nuclear weapons in it 90 miles from U.S. shores might still be a lingering effect I'd think.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 6:48 am to Homesick Tiger
If you have to loan your customer the money to buy your shite, you should reexamine your business model.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 7:05 am to Homesick Tiger
2 bottle rockets, 1 Roman candle and 1 partly used container of sparklers.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 7:26 am to wfallstiger
What about one of them ash snake deals? Those were my favorite.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 7:27 am to Rattlehead82
Or sound weapons to injure our diplomats.
This post was edited on 10/30/18 at 7:28 am
Posted on 10/30/18 at 7:38 am to bamarep
General Electric and General Motors says hi.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 8:05 am to Rattlehead82
Hmmmmmm. We'll get 2 of those
Posted on 10/30/18 at 8:43 am to Homesick Tiger
That won’t even buy enough missiles to destroy a carrier group if every missile hit its target
Posted on 10/30/18 at 12:54 pm to wfallstiger
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2 bottle rockets, 1 Roman candle and 1 partly used container of sparklers.
If Miami dissidents are Cuba's greatest threat , then that and a few slingshots will suffice. Wouldn't take much to get them on inner tubes back to Little Havana.
Probably some money to patch up old Soviet weaponry as well.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 1:11 pm to Homesick Tiger
We probably spent that much money on rounds for the Barrett M107A1.
Hell we probably spent that much on cotton wipes to clean our firearms.
Hell we probably spent that much on cotton wipes to clean our firearms.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 1:13 pm to Homesick Tiger
The 1960s called and want their foreign policy back.
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