Condemn Military Escalation in Cuba and End the Devastating Blockade

Condemn Military Escalation in Cuba and End the Devastating Blockade I am writing with alarm regarding reports that President Trump has ordered the Pentagon to prepare for a military escalation in Cuba. According to USA Today and Zeteo, the Pentagon is ramping up planning for a military operation should the president make the call. This is not a hypothetical threat. Trump has been escalating against Cuba for months. In January, he signed an executive order imposing tariffs on countries shipping oil to Cuba—effectively a catastrophic oil blockade. He has openly stated that a takeover of Cuba "may be friendly, it may not be friendly. It wouldn't matter." And this week, he said "we may stop by Cuba after we're finished with" the war on Iran. The existing blockade is already causing immense human suffering. Cubans are experiencing widespread blackouts, food shortages, and skyrocketing inflation. Families cannot access basic necessities. Hospitals cannot keep the lights on. This economic strangulation is not liberation—it is collective punishment. Now the administration is preparing military options against a country that has not posed a credible threat to the United States in decades. This is an illegal and immoral escalation that would cost innocent lives and further destabilize the region. I demand that you take immediate action: 1. Publicly condemn any military action against Cuba and reject the administration's march toward another war. 2. Support legislation to end the blockade entirely—including the oil sanctions that are causing rampant human suffering. 3. Reassert Congress's constitutional authority to declare war and demand that no military operation in Cuba proceed without explicit congressional authorization. The people of Cuba deserve relief, not bombs. End the blockade. Stop the march to war.