Cuba as Ideological Counterweight to U.S.

Cuba's historical role as offering an ideological counterweight to the United State is still evidenced today. In an article in the New York Times, Castro Warns U.S. Against Plot on Chavez, the continuation of the historical animosity between the United States and Cuba is evident. Moreover, the effects of this relationship in the western hempispheric subsytem are brought to light. Cuba has forged an allience with Venezula. This allience dillutes the hemegony of the United States in Latin America. Moreover, it creates a potential economic danger to U.S. interests and Venezula is a major supplier of oil. Castro's Cuban government has overreacted to a potential US reaction. Citing the 1956 CIA attempt on Castro's life, Castro has warned the US from taking similar action against Chavez.