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Why can't Raul Castro shut down Guantanamo Bay?

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That wouldn't even be militarily possible. Cuba doesn't have a strong enough navy, or barely any navy. Cuba only has a dozen small ships as patrol craft and less than 3,000 men. The base is pretty much self sufficient. An attack wouldn't serve much purpose. read more

That wouldn't even be militarily possible. Cuba doesn't have a strong enough navy, or barely any navy. Cuba only has a dozen small ships as patrol craft and less than 3,000 men. read more

But this week Castro said it boils down to two big issues. The first, of course, is the U.S. trade embargo. The other is the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, the oldest overseas American navy base in the world, which the United States has occupied for 116 years. read more

For 55 years, the US has housed prisoners in Guantanamo Bay and has been leasing it from the Cuban government. Cuba has never cashed the checks Castro was very anti-imperialism and US. read more

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