How is it that a U.S. base (guantanamo bay) is located in Cuba, a communist country?

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Don Camilo

Simple. It was leased or however you want to say it, shortly after the Spanish Cuban American war ended. Had been there for more than 50 years when big bad old fidel seized power. Now fidel has been hysterically screaming for the elimination of the base

I know some people who could escape to the base. Very dangerous. A couple of friends of mine tried to reach the base swimming. Sharks.

They couldn't. The comunists seized them

Robert, a minor correction. It was the Spanish CUBAN American war
Nobody ever takes us into consideration. You should forget about Cuba, since you never mention the Cubans

Nik

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Beardo

Because the US military occupied Cuba after the Spanish left. The US kindly wrote a constitution for the newly independent Cuba, and included a clause allowing them to plant a base where they liked.

Terra Nostra

The Cuban and American governments agreed on a lease for that base. The yearly rent is $2000 (in gold at the time the lease was signed) but after Castro took over, the cheques were never cashed (except the one in 1959 by mistake). So you can figure out how much is owed.

"A 1934 treaty reaffirming the lease granted Cuba and her trading partners free access through the bay, modified the lease payment from $2,000 in U.S. gold coins per year, to the 1934 equivalent value of $4,085 in U.S. dollars, and made the lease permanent unless both governments agreed to break it or the U.S. abandoned the base property.[citation needed] Since the Cuban Revolution, the government under Fidel Castro has cashed only one of the rent checks from the US government.[citation needed] The Cuban government maintains this was only done because of "confusion" in the heady early days of the revolution, while the US government maintains that the cashing constitutes an official validation of the treaty. The remaining uncashed checks made out to "Treasurer General of the Republic" (a position that has ceased to exist after the revolution) are kept in Castro's office stuffed into a desk drawer.[4]"

Robert F

The U.S. has a lease in perpetuity as the result of the Spanish-American war.

leased a long time ago can only be cancelled if both usa and cuba agree
Mr obama please give it back the USA should not be a colonising power it should be a freedom power

Highly Favoured

That is a good question. Nik yah bad! Very creative!

msflightatt

Cuba used to be allies with Russia. Russia is a communist country. During the Kennedy administration, Castro was Pres and Cuba became a no fly zone. We were so close to Cuba launching a missle, called the Cuban Missle crises. I remember people scared and crying. No americans are allowed to fly to Cuba but I think Mr. Obama will change that. I hope.

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