Shalzed: Why is the U.S. causing human rights violations throughout Cuba? Due to U.S. Sanctions, Cuba lacks even food and medicine.

Rubio: Not true. It’s their government’s fault. Our sanctions have humanitarian exceptions.

Shalzed: What about oil?

Rubio: Not for the regime. We allow fuel imports only for the private sector.

Shalzed: But the electric grid is run by the government. And now there’s only electricity a few hours a day, transportation is barely running, and families have to burn wood to cook.

Rubio: We have to pressure Cuba’s government to stop oppressing their people.

Shalzed: But aren’t you oppressing them too?

Can the U.S. say it is defending human rights, while its actions cause the rights of the very same people it claims to defend to be violated?

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