Kaos
Full Member
This is a strange point to make.Castro also sent Cuban troops to fight Israel (just a small number) and to take part in the various wars that plagued Africa from the 60's to the 80's. Tried to help set up a number of regimes that would be loyal to his soviet masters. Seemed helping to try to build an empire through conquest was right up his alley.
Cuba's stance regarding foreign policy was always intended to act as a buffer to Western/Neocon imperialism. So its hardly any surprise they were on the opposite end regarding Israel and Western-backed African despots. It doesn't mean they had imperial aspirations.
Ask yourself, how many countries has Cuba helped overthrow since 1952, and compare that to the US and its allies.