By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--October 16, 2015
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Cuban military operatives reportedly have been spotted in Syria, where sources believe they are advising President Bashar al-Assad’s soldiers and may be preparing to man Russian-made tanks to aid Damascus in fighting rebel forces backed by the U.S. Gen. Leopoldo Cintra Frias, head of Cuba's Armed Forces, recently visited Syria to lead a group of Cuban military personnel joining forces with Russia in their support of Assad, according to information received by the University of Miami's Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies. On Wednesday, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News that Cuban paramilitary and special forces units are on the ground in Syria, citing evidence from intelligence reports. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Cuban troops may have been training in Russia and may have arrived in Syria on Russian planes.The left wanted us to believe that Cuba would be eager to exploit its new relationship with the United States in pursuit of money, tourism, and a better way of life. It was supposed to reverse "decades of failed embargos" and bring about a new Cuba - one who's financial ties to the U.S. made it more ameanable to Western ideals. Those of us who disagreed argued that, no, the Castro brothers wouldn't be weakened and they wouldn't toe a new pro-Western line. They'd simply absorb the new influx of cash and use it in their ongoing efforts to align themselves with the "planet's worst actors."
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