What's another 50 years? Cuba is a socialist wax museum.
By 2058--- it will still be 1958 in Havana...
Posted on 12/08/2008 9:44:31 PM PST by melt
SANTIAGO, Cuba — President Raul Castro said Sunday that Cuba has battled Washington's trade embargo for nearly 50 years and is prepared to do so for another 50 if need be.
His comments appeared to be a small swipe at Washington at a time when President-elect Barack Obama has raised expectations that warmer U.S.-Cuba relations could be on the way. He spoke as leaders from the 14 member nations of the Caribbean Community trade bloc, or Caricom, gathered in the eastern city of Santiago to discuss ways to strengthen tourism in the region despite the global economic crisis.
Castro and Antigua Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, whose country is occupying the rotating post as head of Caricom, led a visit by summit leaders to the tomb of 19th-century Cuban independence leader Jose Marti, where each leader laid a flower in front of the hexagonal mausoleum.
Later, during an event at Santiago's Plaza of the Revolution, Castro said of the U.S. economic sanctions that "we have learned to resist for half a century, and we are prepared to fight for another half century."
Obama has promised to ease restrictions on Cuban Americans who want to travel to the island or send money to relatives here. He also has said he is willing to meet with Castro without preconditions, though he has no plans to push for a complete lifting of the embargo.
Cuba has said that, if Obama keeps promises on family travel and remittances, it will be a positive step toward normalizing relations. But communist leaders also continue to demand the full lifting of trade sanctions, which bar U.S. tourists from visiting and outlaw almost all trade between the countries.
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What's another 50 years? Cuba is a socialist wax museum.
By 2058--- it will still be 1958 in Havana...
What is it that “Doctor Phil” is always saying? “How’s that workin’ out for ya?”
Mmm... ‘kay. At least the cars are neat and classy. ;-)
What is the point of this Cuba embargo?
The purpose has always been to create such horrible economic conditions in Cuba so that the Cuban people will revolt and overthrow Castro and subsequently establish a free and democratic government in Castro’s place, no matter how long it takes for it to happen, 50 years, 100 years, 200 years, it doesn’t matter.
That this is a fool’s errand and impossible pipe dream has been proved by its not happening during the last 50 years.
....do the Cuban people know that?
Maybe not as the offshore oil production gets going.
Cuba may well become wealthy ,with Chinese help, from exploiting oil from the continental shelf that Congress has kept off limits to US producers.
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