As Russia Invades Ukraine, Miami Herald Columnist Tweets, "Should Biden Help Himself to Cuba?"

[Judi Lynn]

JOSHUA CEBALLOS FEBRUARY 25, 2022 2:17PM

Adversity can bring out the best in people. It can also bring out the worst of the internet.

Take, for instance, the news of Russian forces invading Ukraine Thursday in an effort to overthrow the democratically elected government in Kyiv. As dozens of Ukrainians died in attacks and explosions, tweeters took to Twitter to impart their two cents in 280 characters or less. Some condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin. Others offered condolences to the Ukrainian people.

And then there was Miami Herald columnist Fabiola Santiago, who amid the fog of collective angst as to whether the invasion will instigate World War III or Cold War II, took to the internet soapbox and hashtaggily addressed her 6,000 followers: "I'm just gonna put out there what's on a lot of people's minds in #Miami today re #RussiaInvadedUkraine: Now that Putin has helped himself to Ukraine, should Biden help himself to #Cuba? Asking for the 11 or so million humans on [an] island being crushed 90 miles south of #Florida."

Santiago, who was born in Cuba and arrived in Miami on a "freedom flight" in 1969, is an award-winning Miami Herald columnist. Recent Santiago columns have addressed the high-profile firing of Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo, Gov. Ron DeSantis' comments on immigrant children, and vaccine mandates.

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Fabiola Santiago

[Vogon_Glory]

1. Bad Idea. Such an attack would be resisted

Bad idea. Such an attack would be fiercely resisted.

I have no great love for the Havana regime, but all too many of the Cuban emigres fail to recognize that the Cubans on the island see it as Cuba’s legitimate government.

[Chainfire]

2. And Mexico should take Texas Back.

Viva la Mexico!

[dameatball]

3. I think opening up travel and tourism with Cuba would go a lot farther with a lot less misery. The

RW'ers and immigrants do more harm than good. Castro is dead and his legacy will only be prolonged by any type of armed invasion. Tourists armed with dollars would be much better.

[Bobstandard]

4. Normalizing relations would do the same thing

Normalize relations with Cuba and in a couple of years it will resemble Florida. Sure, they’d have a socialist government, but then Florida has a fascist gov, so they’d even each other out. Cuba’s only problem would be dealing with a rapid influx of immigrants from Florida who seek freedom and a more sane government.

[Midnight Writer]

5. Two wrongs don't make a right.

We should open relations with Cuba. They are no threat to us, and haven't been for decades.

[Vogon_Glory]

6. Still A Bad Idea. Remember Iraq?

I wonder if Fabiola Santiago remembers what happened in Iraq when Dubya sent in the troops. While the Iraqi Army folded like a cheap suit, the Iraqi populace was far less thrilled about the US invading their country, and the US was doomed to fight a long, costly war of occupation.

All too many Cuban emigres think that (A) the Havana regime would collapse overnight and (B) the island Cubans would be overjoyed to see US troops on their island.

What a crock of (excrement)! US troops would be seen as invaders and occupiers, not liberators, and the Republican Party regime in Florida would make island Cubans leery of the so-called “benefits” of Trump-DeSantis-style crony capitalism for the common man.