President Trump has made no secret of his ambition to “take Cuba” next. It’s hard to overstate the importance of such an initiative. 

Obviously, freeing the long-suffering people of that island nation would end their collective nightmare caused by six decades of Communist misrule. 

But it would also have profound knock-on effects for this country and its vital interests throughout the Western hemisphere. 

For one thing, Cuba has provided a permanent base of operations for hostile powers including Russia, China and Iran. 

Cuba’s collaboration with such adversaries has extended to nations elsewhere in the region, as well – subverting its democracies and, particularly through Chinese penetration and domination of nation after nation, empowering and weaponizing its many hard-left governments.

Learn how freeing Cuba could transform hemispheric security – and ours – via a PresentDangerChina.org webinar tomorrow at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. 

This is Frank Gaffney.