Trump's Cuba Crackdown Leaves U.S. Military Base Untouched
As the Cuban energy crisis rages on, the U.S. military base at Guantánamo Bay remains largely unaffected, operating in a self-contained bubble detached from the island's worsening economic turmoil.
In the heart of Guantánamo Bay, the U.S. military base stands as a self-contained enclave, largely untouched by the energy crisis that has gripped the rest of Cuba. Amid the Trump administration's tightening of restrictions on the island nation, the base's 6,000 residents, including service members and their families, continue to enjoy the comforts of a well-stocked bowling alley, movie theaters, and other amenities that are a world apart from the hardships faced by their Cuban neighbors.
The base's isolation is a testament to the vast resources and infrastructure that the U.S. military has poured into maintaining its presence on the island, even as the Trump administration has sought to further tighten the economic screws on Cuba. While the rest of Cuba grapples with power outages, fuel shortages, and economic distress, the American enclave at Guantánamo Bay operates in a bubble, its own power grid and water supply insulating it from the crisis unfolding just beyond its borders.
{{IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER}}Source: The New York Times
