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[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago

An embargo would imply its just America that can't trade with Cuba. In reality, almost nobody can trade with Cuba, because any ship that does cannot enter American ports to trade with America.

It may not be a blockade by the dictionary definition, but it's certainly not just an embargo.