There's a mass of oppression in Cuba, such as oppression on information for example.
Re: Cuba ban
There's a mass of oppression in Cuba, such as oppression on information for example.
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Re: Cuba ban
While Cuba's regime is quite a repugnant government, that's never stopped the western world from dealing with anyone. There is no longer a strategic objective to be achevied by ostracising Cuba and indeed most of the world has moved on - I can't see any reason to keep it.
Re: Cuba ban
The move was acceptable in the 60s after the missile crisis.
Nowadays it is counterproductive, the ban is actually propping up the Castro regime by giving them the "big bad US bogeyman" excuse for all the problems the Country goes through.
Drop the ban right now and open up to Cuba as much as possible....see the people throw that regime down in a matter of years.
I think the ban is maintained in place mostly to score electoral brownie points with the expatriated anti-Fidel crowd.
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Re: Cuba ban
And because Florida is worth so many electoral votesOriginally Posted by Ronin
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Re: Cuba ban
Ronin has it right, IMO. What started out as a reasonable response to Communist hegemony, dissipated after the crumbling of the USSR. Daddy Bush could have 'normalized' relations with Cuba, but bowed to the Miami ex-pats demand to never accomodate Castro, F.
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I'm not even sure they need to wait that long. The electoral map has shifted, catering to the Floridian exiles is not necessary unless you are a Miami Congressman or Florida Senator.
The ban should have been lifted after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Stupid, vindictive, counterproductive.
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Re: Cuba ban
During both the Nixon and Carter administration there were periods where the U.S. began moving towards normalized relations with Cuba.
However, the state of Cuba decided through its own actions that it was not interested in such a relationship.
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