THE MALTA MODEL FOR CUBA: INVASION FIRST, PROSPERITY LATER

By Maltese Canadian

Cuba suffers under decades of failed rule. Its people face empty shops, long blackouts and wages below €23 a week. The United States has the power to end this misery. A swift intervention would bring liberty and prosperity. History shows the way. Look at Malta.

Malta spent over 150 years as a British colony. The island relied on naval docks and military spending. Life was hard. Yet British rule brought order, modern hospitals and schools. Banks opened. Education improved. The Maltese learned English and gained stable institutions.

When the British bases closed after independence in 1979, Malta faced crisis. Many feared collapse. Instead, the island acted boldly. It built tourism from almost nothing. Hotels rose along its shores. Factories welcomed foreign investment. Low taxes drew business. Today Malta thrives. It enjoys high living standards, strong healthcare and a vibrant economy. Tourists flock to Malta each year. The people control their future.

Cuba stands in a similar spot. Its location near the United States offers huge promise. American forces could secure the island quickly. They would act as liberators, not occupiers. A provisional government run by Cubans would take charge. Free elections would follow soon after.

Investment would pour in fast. Exiles in Miami hold the skills and capital to rebuild. Hotels long neglected would reopen. Beaches would welcome visitors again. Sugar fields and nickel mines would find real markets. Electricity would return reliably. Blackouts would end.

Healthcare would improve at once. Modern drugs from America, imported from countries like Malta, would reach hospitals. Doctors would receive fair pay. Infant mortality would drop. Life expectancy would climb.

Tat-Times will call any action imperialism. They ignore Malta’s clear lesson under the British and their subject Lord Strickland (whose newspaper they stole on his daughter’s deathbed). Foreign administration, followed by self-rule, lifted our island from dependence to success. Containment and sanctions have failed Cuba for decades. Engagement has changed little.

The Cuban people are not the enemy. They are trapped by a broken system. America shares proximity and history with Cuba’s exiles. It has the moral duty to help.

A short, decisive intervention would cost lives at first. But it would free a nation. Malta proves that stability and open markets bring rapid gains. Cuba could follow the same path.

The United States should not wait. For Cuba’s own good, it must act now. The island has waited long enough. Freedom and prosperity await.