Why smart? The goal is to get the oppressive communist regime of cuba to collapse, how is helping them going to get them further towards this goal?

Same with the UK not letting the US use bases against Iran, why are western governments pussy footing around with awful regimes that kill their own citizens?

western governments pussy footing around with awful regimes that kill their own citizens

FTFY. I really wouldn’t wanna live in Cuba but don’t tell me the genocidal west are the good guys.

Btw “pussy“ as an insult has become kind of weird to me, what makes you use that for something you perceive as “weak“? E.g. being bitch would serve a similar purpose but the meaning of the word seems to actually relate to what you’re trying to express no? Honestly curious.

Btw "pussy“ as an insult

That’s not what the term “pussyfoot” means.

Etymology

From pussy (“feline”) +‎ foot; because of the light and careful tread of cats.