Cuba in the Sights: Warning Signs of Yet Another Trump War
Scripts, email language to demand Congress stop this before it starts
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The situation in the Middle East remains at a stalemate, with Iran shutting down major global trade routes through the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. Navy preventing anything else from reaching them. Naturally, with one war stalled, the Trump Administration is beginning to saber-rattle about another one.
The U.S. began a blockade of Cuba in early January, accompanied by Trump bluster about “taking” the country, and the island is now out of fuel. This has already caused a humanitarian crisis, with blackouts, school closures, preventable deaths at hospitals, and more completely unnecessary suffering, and their leadership has been negotiating with Trump over aid and relief in exchange for economic reforms. But the dictatorship running Havana has yet to collapse, and Trump has reportedly been growing frustrated with how long it’s taking. Developments in recent days have led to renewed fears that Trump might attempt to repeat his Venezuela strikes or worse, such as:
An increase in American surveillance flights in the area
Reports that the Pentagon has been ordered to ramp up prep for possible operations
Some very timely leaks to the media about Cuba’s drone program and the seriousness of Trump’s threats
Indications that the Justice Department will indict the still-powerful former president Raul Castro as soon as this week
At the very least, the Trump Administration sure wants us to believe they’re serious about a possible war on Cuba, and given the potential consequences we should give it due consideration.
It should be noted that aside from some reheated Cold War fear-mongering, Trump and his team have not made a case for why any of this is necessary or useful. His real motives are up for speculation, but his own desire to put his stamp on the history books, the ambitions of his Secretary of State and the ability of American companies to do business there come up in a lot in the speculation.
Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) forced a vote on a Cuba war powers resolution in late April, which fell 51-47 (Fetterman voting to block, Collins and Paul joining the Democrats in favor). It is unlikely there has been much movement since then, but the GOP has not shown enthusiasm about the new threats, and given the practical obstacles to launching a second regional war we may be gain ground if we make some noise. 🗣️ Let’s start with urging our members of Congress to take action now, supporting another vote on a war powers resolution and making it publicly clear they will not back authorizing or funding another Trump war. We can find scripts and language to use below, or send this message by texting SIGN PYLQOZ to 50409. 🗣️
Last updated 5/18/26.
PHONE SCRIPTS
You can find contact info for your congressional delegation here. Please adjust, add, and reword as you would see fit - you will be most effective speaking in your own words!
Hi, my name is _________, and I’m a constituent from (city, zip). (If voicemail, leave street address).
This administration is laying the groundwork to drag us into war, again. Congress needs to act now to stop Trump from striking Cuba.
Support a war powers resolution blocking further escalation against Cuba and ending our stranglehold on them. And make it publicly clear you will not vote to authorize or fund another Trump war.
TALKING POINTS:
We are already fighting one war of choice, and it’s not going well! This will mean more of our money spent, more services we need slashed, and more of our troops at risk
No one has offered any real reason why we should attack Cuba. They are not a security threat to us and we do not want more endless wars.
The Cuban government is a dictatorship, but let’s not pretend Trump cares about the well-being of the Cuban people. He’s created a humanitarian crisis, and left a dictator in charge in Venezuela.
This is not in our best interest or Cuba’s. It serves corporate interests who want a new market and more war, and Trump’s ego.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
EMAIL LANGUAGE/TALKING POINTS
We can send this message directly to our members of Congress by texting SIGN PYLQOZ to 50409, or use it as a starting point for the standard congressional email system.
We’ve broken it down into the following talking points to work from:
ASKS
Please take a lesson from Iran and stop Trump from dragging us into conflict before he does it
Iran has proven that you do not have leverage to stop the White House after the shooting starts
Pass a war powers resolution blocking further escalation against Cuba and alleviating our stranglehold on them
Make it publicly clear you will not vote to authorize or fund another Trump war
IMPACT OF IRAN
We are already fighting one war of choice, and it’s not going well!
13 U.S. soldiers and more than 3,000 Iranians dead
Iran is in a stronger strategic position than pre-war
Costs are skyrocketing
Pentagon estimates $29 billion in taxpayer dollars spent, independent estimates run to more than $80 billion
Economic impact is devastating, with Americans paying $42 billion extra in fuel costs alone
Another war will mean more of our money spent, more services we need slashed, more killing, and more of our troops at risk
THIS WAR IS NOT IN OUR INTERESTS
Trump has not bothered to give a real explanation as to why we need to do this
Cuba poses no serious security threat to the United States - can barely keep the lights on
We want to fix problems here, not engage in another endless war of choice
THIS WAR IS NOT IN THE INTERESTS OF THE CUBAN PEOPLE
Cuba is a dictatorship, but nothing about the Trump strategy indicates they care about the fate of ordinary folks of the island - blockade has caused humanitarian crisis
Trump has redefined “regime change” in Iran, Venezuela to include leaving dictators from the same system in charge - Cuban freedom is not a priority
THIS WAR IS ABOUT TRUMP’S EGO AND HIS DONORS
He is playing games with our young men and women’s lives to score points
He is serving corporate interests who profit from more markets and more war