Officials in Washington predicted for years the imminent end of the Cuban revolutionary government since its victory in 1959, which has not happened and will not happen, journalist Kamal Gaballa affirmed in an opinion article.

Gaballa noted that some commentators considered the strike on Caracas to be the final blow to the principles of international law, sovereignty of states, and non-interference in internal affairs, upon which the international order was founded after World War II.

The journalist stressed that with the aggression against the South American nation, the White House is also targeting Cuba, after remembering that for years the island has sent thousands of doctors to Venezuela, which, in turn, supplies oil to its neighbor.

He underscored that the administration of US President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961) was certain that reducing the Cuban sugar quota would end the Revolution, while his successor, John F. Kennedy, believed that CIA covert operations and an economic blockade would suffice.

Gaballa stressed that the legacy of Simon Bolivar and Jose Marti remains inspiring and a symbol passed down from generation to generation for its values of freedom, independence, the fight against colonialism, and the dream of unity in Latin America.

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