2006-07-27 00:59:40 · 12 answers · asked by Joe K 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The land was leased from one of the Cuban governments prior to Castro coming to power.
2006-07-27 01:04:34 · answer #1 · answered by Thomas V 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Americans are not banned from Cuba, just the US doesnt allow any flights or boats to originate from the USA and go to Cuba. I am American and I was in Cuba last year, I flew from Spain on an American Passport, no problems.
The land was leased before Castro took power, and the government justifies the land because they feel they have an obligation to protect their coast. This base was formed only because of the Cuban Missle crisis. Americans also cannot fly into Afghanistan, and Iraq, but we have bases there also.
The United States has a base in almost every country. You have to define that base. Some bases are called CIA posts and these are in almost every country, except North Korea I believe.
2006-07-27 04:42:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
American is not band from Cuba who told you that, Their is no flight direct from US To Cuba May be, The Military base were lease to America before America and Cuba have any conflict if you want to go to Cuba as an American, go to Jamaica and fly to Cuba, The Immigration Officers their will not stamp you passport on your request
2006-07-27 01:08:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In1898, Fort Guantanamo, Cuba was leased to the U.S.A. and was officially leased to the U.S. in 1903 as an open ended lease into perpetuity. It was part of a deal for the Spanish American War. Kind of like the deal Michigan got for winning the Michigan Ohio Boundary wars. Michigan got the upper peninsula for winning.
Besides it has benefited the Castro Communist regime quite well. USSR was not the only one contributing to Castro's cash fund.
2006-07-27 01:57:25 · answer #4 · answered by dick_bee_bad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are not banned. U.S. wants Cuba to fail. Hence if we don't spend money there, theoretically communism must stand on its own feet. Europeans love vacationing there. It is the Caribbean. Cuban Americans send money to family. Class division exist there too. You can visit with special permission or illegally bypass through tour operators. The Cubans don't have an interest in reporting you to the U.S. It's a question of letting the people suffer to a point of revolution or failure. Nice, huh.
2006-07-27 01:05:38 · answer #5 · answered by EYE B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gitmo, was leased? to american on a permanent basis, and can only been ended with mutual agreement, somthing that has not quite happened yet. And probably won't for a while yet.
Americans are banned from cuba by the USA government (freedom, don't you love it?)
2006-07-27 01:13:42 · answer #6 · answered by holdon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guantonimo Bay exchange into ceded to the USA on the top of the Spanish-American conflict, which granted Cuban independence. Gito grew to alter into American territory in 1898, long in the past Fidel Castro took ability in Cuba in 1959.
2016-11-03 02:36:30 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It dates back to 1898, and was officially leased without expiration to the U.S. in 1903 several years after the end of the Spanish-American war as part of the terms of the settlement.
It's remained ever since. Cuba was never strong enough to take it back, and we retained legal rights to it.
2006-07-27 01:25:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We had bigger guns.
No really, we had a base there before the Castro Revolution and he didn't have the balls to go up against the US Marines after the revolution. I think we still pay them rent even though Castro no longer cashes the cheques.
2006-07-27 01:12:12 · answer #9 · answered by Wyld Stallyns 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have a lease that gaurantees our existence on cuban soil.
2006-07-27 01:15:36 · answer #10 · answered by jegreencreek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋