There are mounting indications that the Trump administration may be preparing for military action against Cuba, with reported options ranging from targeted missile and drone strikes to a larger-scale air assault involving thousands of U.S. troops. Whether or not these reports ultimately prove accurate, they warrant urgent public and congressional scrutiny in light of recent reconnaissance missions and naval operations in the Caribbean, repeated threats by President Trump and Secretary Rubio, the designation of Cuba as an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to U.S. national security, and a series of obscure polls, confounding reports and political narratives that appear designed to build support for military escalation.
After more than six decades of embargo —and following the Trump administration’s unprecedented tightening of those measures, including a fuel blockade and sweeping extraterritorial or secondary sanctions—ordinary Cubans are facing a deep humanitarian crisis marked by prolonged blackouts, shortages of food, medicines, electricity, and clean water, and the continued deterioration of essential public services. The Cuban and American people neither deserve nor want another military conflict. TAKE ACTION NOW by clicking here below, and add your organization’s signature to a letter to be sent to the Trump administration urging it to stop the siege of Cuba, present the evidence behind its extraordinary national security claims, and choose diplomacy and serious negotiations over another unnecessary war.
To prepare for your advocacy action, you may:
- use this form to identify your representatives in the House and Senate, and explore how this issue relates to their work and constituencies
- use the following fact sheet on why Cuba is not a threat to U.S. national security
Additional Legislative asks
SUPPORT:
➢ Ask your Representatives in the House to cosponsor H.Con.Res 106 led by Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez and Congressman Gregory Meeks.
➢ Ask your Senators to cosponsor S.J.Res. 193, led by Senators Tim Kaine, Adam Schiff, and Ruben Gallego.
➢ Support legislative measures like H.R. 8103, H.R. 7521, and S. 136, that have been introduced to prevent military escalation and end trade restrictions on Cuba.
➢ Support any effort by the House of Representatives to introduce and/or pass a War Powers
Resolution limiting the President’s ability to initiate or sustain military action in Cuba.
➢ Introduction of an amendment to the upcoming Defense Appropriations bill limiting any
funding or military operations in Cuba.
Secondary asks (if you have time while on phone or for in-person visits) –
➢ Resolutions or statements by caucuses of Members (similar to the one by the Congressional Black Caucus) defining a position of anti-intervention and respect for sovereignty and international law.
➢ Invite your member to visit Cuba in a congressional delegation or alone.
OPPOSE:
➢ Any intervention –military, intelligence, economic or otherwise– in Cuba. Unauthorized military intervention violates U.S. federal and constitutional law, as well as international law and the U.N. Charter.
➢ The latest executive measures imposed to strangle the Cuban economy and create pretexts for a military intervention.
