AHC: American Invasion of Cuba Post-Cold War

The challenge is with a POD of divergence after the fall of the USSR is to have the United States launch of Cuba.

I’m assuming for this to occur someone other then Bill Clinton would need to be in charge.

Bonus points if this scenario involves neoconservatives becoming more politicly prominent in the 1990’s rather then the early 2000’s
 
A really devastating Cat 5 hurricane and a truly huge mass migration afterwards could result in the US going into Cuba to restore order.
 
C&C Chaos. Chavez and Castro start exporting revolution to other Latin American countries. Probably requires no 9/11 and a host of other things. But, I can see Cheney, er I mean, Bush II doing this.
 
How about installing Jorge Mas Canosa or even a relative of Fulgencio Batista as the new El Presidente?
 

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Maybe have Castro either support some sort of WMD program or give support to terrorists-this support or programs would need to be very convincing or strong-then I could see it.
 
Cuba verged on economic ruin in 1994, this may provide the impetus for American intervention as a "peace-keeping" force if the country lurches to violent disorder and societal chaos.
 
Step 1: Attemted anti-Castro uprising inpired by fall of the Soviet Empire. Uprising brutally supressed, yet footage of reprisals, mass executions, torture, mass rapes, etc is smuggled out. Anti-communists and Cuban exiles call for intenvention, others vehemently oppose. Tensions rise.
Step 2: Civilians fearing to be next on the chopping block attempt to flee towards Guantanamo Base. Some make it.
Step 3: Cuban forces react. Intensify security around perimiter to prevent "counterrevolutionary forced" from fleeing. Civilians massacred in full view of US military personell.
Step 4: Eventually either US forces loose their nerve and open fire or Cuban forces get overzealous in their pursuit and open fire. Doesn't matter which one, people will believe option 1 or 2 depeding on their politics not facts. Either way shots are exchanged.
Step 5: You do the math.
 
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