How is it that Cuba allows a US military base on there soil?

Question

There has to be a rational explanation to this… can someone tell me please!

Answer 1

We leased the land via a treaty. Treaties become the law of the land of any party that agrees to them and can't be broken unless both parties agree. We didn't want to let them out of it, so we stayed. Also, I think if they tried to evict us, it might be a bit of a problem. Since we have a legal right to be there, if they tried to evict us by force, we would be able to use force (all necessary force) to remove any further threat from them. It would be a very bad move on their part (they would be left without a military if they tried).

Answer 2

What essentially happened is the United States had control over all Cuba from Spain. The first president of Cuba was an American Citizen, Tomas Palma. The United States let Cuba become a sovereign state, but the United States still had jurisdiction and control over the naval stations through a lease with the Cuban government. In 1934, they did a treaty, reaffirming the lease and the US would pay Cuba roughly $4000 dollars for the land (the 1934 equivalent). The catch was that the lease was permanent unless both governments agreed to break it, or the US left the property. When the Cuban revolution occured, Fidel Castro cashed only one of the US rent checks, which re-affirmed the lease. The United States still contines to pay Cuba rent checks, but apparently the checks remain uncashed in one of Castros desk drawers.

Answer 3

Cuba wasn't always Communist, you realize - prior to Castro coming to power in the 1950s, Cuba and the US had a close relationship stemming to the Spanish-American War after which Spain lost control of Cuba to the US. Following a period under American control, Cuba was granted independence. As part of receiving its independence, Cuba agreed to lease Guantanamo Bay to the US until such time that both nations agreed to end the lease or the US abandoned the facilities there. When the government changed as a result of the Cuban Revolution in 1959, the new government was still bound by the old lease. Interestingly, the US still makes its lease payments, but only one lease check has ever been cashed.

Answer 4

I believe the naval base at Guantanimo was in existence since WWII, prior to Fidel Castro. It was originally started because German submarines were devastating the supply lines with several ship sinkings. Since planes did not have the range to scour the sea for them ,bases were established in Cuba, Bermuba, New foundland and other sites so that the ocean could be better survailed and thus, reduce shipping losses. At war's end more than 75% of the German submarine fleet was destroyed.

Answer 5

i can't have self assurance somebody had the nerve to "lol", no longer even study the remark, and say it may be unlawful for the invading tension to attain this, and can desire to obey the US. yet you think of the US follows regulations? for sure somebody has been taking historical past in an american college. the US armed forces, like Canadian armed forces, can step directly to each others' soil and arrest the voters. all of us understand which area could do the harrassing and arresting. the US has additionally compelled different such 'needs' on Canada. How do you think of Canadians sense? and a few human beings ask your self why they have lost the honour of Canadians? Open your eyes and go searching. all the bull deliver unfold on different international places at the same time as the US pillages their components like an immature, irresponsible teenager? What Diamond wrote is what the US is doing in various international places in the midsection east. returned on the homefront human beings are spouting gross racial feedback, and all of it stems from the ficticious terrorist assault on 9/11. the international is acquainted with who the actual terrorists are. do no longer you think of greed, source grabbing and politicians going to war for inner maximum motives does not pass on in the US? in all probability did no longer hear approximately that throughout your american historical past classification?

Answer 6

The lease can only be terminated by mutual agreement from both parties. So Cuba can't do anything unless the US wants to.

Answer 7

They don't allow it. We have a treaty from before the communists took over back when we were friendly with Cuba. We never left and they know better than to try and make us.

Answer 8

Regardless, there are more Cuban Nationals in Miami than there are Americans in Cuba.

Answer 9

Allows is hardly the word for it. There is nothing they can do about it. Machetes and old AK-47s have never impressed the Marines that guard the place.
Plus there is a lease in place and they do get paid for it.

Answer 10

It's because its our soil. Always has been. For Fidel to try to kick us off would be suicidal. To bad he isn't that stupid.