Donald Trump’s Cuba plan different from Venezuela operation


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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s strategy against Cuba is looking a lot like the playbook for Venezuela: An oil blockade, a growing U.S. military presence, federal charges and repeated threats of intervention. But similar pressure campaigns do not equal similar results, experts say, even if U.S. President Donald Trump has often warned that “Cuba is next.” “President Trump viewed the Venezuelan intervention as a fantastic success,” said Brian Finucane, a senior adviser with the International Crisis Group and a former U.S. State Department lawyer. “And he’s sought to replicate the Venezuela model elsewhere, including in Iran. But obviously, Cuba, like…

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