Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Adios, Fidel

Fidel Castro, lovingly referred by both the Miami Cuban Exile community and the past 10 United States Presidents as "that sonofabitch" has stepped down from his position as President and Commander in Chief of Cuba. He was in power for 49 years.


MSNBC reports that people in Little Havana are starting to get excited about it, but I imagine that by dinner time they'll realize nothing has really changed since Raul Castro was already in charge while Fidel was sick. All that happened today is that Fidel wrote a letter.


As for the pentagon, they probably have a room full of old binders outlining Cuban invasion plans that became obsolete as part of the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis. The only way that the US can make a play for Cuba is if the current regime gets knocked out without external help, otherwise Russia can collect their markers and raise all sorts of hell.



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