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So, I know it's borderline ASB, given that Tito was never going to let Italy keep Istria so easily, and given that the Sicilian Indipendence Movement wasn't exactly in the best position for push their positions.

However, I wonder, what would take for create an American protectorate or, stretching it some more, maybe have it join USA proper, possibily by reducing the other territorial losses suffered by Italy?

What would be the impact of what could be the American equivalent of Cuba in the Mediterranean? Would it lead to another Crisis similar to the one of OTL's Cuba? Would it give even more strength to Palmiro Togliatti's PCI, maybe even resulting in Italy joining the Warsaw Pact, if the conditions are right? Or would an independent Sicily be relatively inconsequential on the course of the Cold War?
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