Sayde Chaling-Chong, president of the Ibero-American and European Alliance Against Communism (AIECC), stated in an interview with Tania Costa, in CiberCuba, that a U.S. military intervention in the Island is "perfectly plausible" if the Communist Party refuses to negotiate a transition, and that the decision regarding how the change will occur lies with the regime's own leaders.
"The ball is in the court of those gentlemen. The decision is up to them, whether it will be amicable or otherwise," declared Chaling-Chong, whose words are framed within the ongoing debate following the visit of CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Havana on May 14, and the subsequent revelation that one of the agents from the delegation had participated in the operation that removed Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela.
The opposition member dismissed fears of a military action, arguing that the concepts of 20th-century warfare no longer apply. "We only need to look at the operation that took place in Venezuela, and no town was bombed. Nothing at all happened," he noted, referring to the operation in which 32 members of Cuban intelligence surrounding Maduro were eliminated.
"There were 32 members of the Cuban intelligence around Maduro who were executed, so don’t be afraid," insisted Chaling-Chong, who acknowledged having family in Havana and other places in Cuba, which, in his own words, makes his position even more significant.
The opposition leader argued that there are multiple pathways to enter the transition. "Freedom is a very fragile thing, very fragile, and there are many ways to regain it: through dialogue, annexationism... but the monopoly of force is also a way to regain freedom."
Regarding the concrete possibility of military action, he was straightforward: "It is perfectly plausible that if the Communist Party does not accept any more capitulations, they could land there to take Raúl, Canel, and whoever else is relevant."
Chaling-Chong also warned that the regime has shown no signs of wanting to embrace a transition.
The interview takes place in the context of a leak to CBS News that some of the CIA agents present in Havana, along with Director John Ratcliffe, were involved in the capture of Maduro, a fact that Chaling-Chong interprets as a deliberate signal of pressure towards the regime.
The opposition figure has been maintaining for months that 2026 is the year of the end of the dictatorship. According to reports, Washington has conveyed to Havana that it will only discuss economic and security matters if the regime makes "fundamental changes", a condition that, in Chaling-Chong's view, the Communist Party has no intention of fulfilling.
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