Logic and reason often appear as blather to those who are emoting rather then thinking.
If Castro thought he had the ability to capture Guantanamo he would have done it yesterday.
It did not stop him from writing a bunch of other military checks his butt could not cash.
Of course there is really no comparison with Fort Sumter. None at all.
Denial is not just a river in Egypt.
Hong Kong is an odd situation. For the last few years at least there was no point in taking it. It would be theirs anyway in a short time.
Which explains why they waited for the last few years but not the decades before.
How do you respond to nonsense?
I guess you say it is nonsense.