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Atticus

(15,124 posts) Fri May 3, 2019, 12:49 PM May 2019

Venezuela. Cuba denies it. Who to believe?

It is at least a toss-up.

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Where Trump has taken us: US government says there are 20,000 Cuban troops in (Original Post) Atticus May 2019 OP

Cuba has 58000 military personnel Takket May 2019 #2

Cuba is there, and so is Russia. Iliyah May 2019 #3

K&R UTUSN May 2019 #4

(135,789 posts)

1. The ambassador was just on m$nbc...he said he's only heard it from pompeo & bolton

Fri May 3, 2019, 12:52 PM

May 2019

imagine that

(21,528 posts)

2. Cuba has 58000 military personnel

Fri May 3, 2019, 12:55 PM

May 2019

According to this site. No idea how accurate it is.

https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Cuba/United-States/Military

I seriously doubt Cuba would commit 1/3 of its national defense personnel to Venezuela.

(25,111 posts)

3. Cuba is there, and so is Russia.

Fri May 3, 2019, 12:55 PM

May 2019

t-rump lies. it could be 20,000 Russians instead. The USA's coup was a farce and they used the people of Venezuela as pawns.

(70,642 posts)

4. K&R

Fri May 3, 2019, 01:57 PM

May 2019