The United States used coerced lease terms to keep permanent control of Guantánamo.

Evidence

In 1903, U.S. officials pressured Cuban leaders into accepting thinly disguised U.S. rule in exchange for Cuba’s official independence and the withdrawal of most (though not all) U.S. troops. … Renters everywhere only wish they had such eviction-proof leases. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 68

Categorization

• CANDY: The ‘renter’ joke is a light wry line but probably needs context to land.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 68
• XREF: connects to: A perpetual lease granted the U.S. complete control over Guantánamo Bay — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 68; The 1903 Guantánamo lease gave the United States perpetual control over Cuban territory.; The Guantánamo Bay lease had no termination date and gave the U.S. complete control (+4 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: A perpetual lease granted the U.S. complete control over Guantánamo Bay — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 68; The 1903 Guantánamo lease gave the United States perpetual control over Cuban territory.; The Guantánamo Bay lease had no termination date and gave the U.S. complete control (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Post-dictatorship constitutions in the Philippines and Panama ended U.S. base leases #complicates (0.74) — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 945