I did see your #43 (please see my #53 lol)
I understand your approach here and under a different administration, and a president that acts in OUR national interest, that approach would certainly be valid.
On the whole warm water port issue, I believe it is the desire for a *Mediterranean* port that they have been seeking. Using Cuba’s facilities might be nice for vacationing Russian Navy personnel, but so far as force projection, even Moscow knows that the Caribbean is an American lake.
True all dat.
However, supply lines are still long for a Mediterranean port. Logistics matters when it comes to force protection. ;-)