Why is the U.S. Agitating for War with the Two Countries that Supply Critical Pharmaceuticals, Rare Earth Minerals and Uranium?

Cutting off one’s nose to spite one’s face does not begin to describe the self-mutilation the United States and Europe are doing as they step up their confrontation with China and Russia. It is one thing to impose biting economic sanctions on a country like Cuba. What does America need from Cuba that it cannot get elsewhere? It is easy to find good alte…