Posted on 01/06/2015 6:55:48 AM PST by Kaslin
When President Obama announced his plans to "normalize" relations between the United States and Cuba just before Christmas, he did so with few pre-conditions. However, one the conditions of normalizing relations with the communist country was for the Castro regime to release 53 political prisoners.
When asked about their release yesterday, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest could not say for certain if that release had occurred and said the Cuban government would be working on their own timeline.
State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki gave a similar answer during her daily briefing yesterday.
"I don’t have any more updates to provide for you," Psaki said when pressed by Associated Press reporter Matt Lee. State Dept Can't Explain Why Cuba Isn't Fulfilling Promises Made in Obama Deal
Not only has Cuba failed to released the political prisoners requested by the United States, the Castro regime has thrown more dissidents in prison since Obama announced normalization nearly three weeks ago.
As the new Congress takes their seats on Capitol Hill, Republicans have vowed they will address Obama's decision to normalize relations with a regime that has shown little change.
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That timeline being "When they die of old age their bodies will be released into the ocean to feed the sharks."
This is what passes for foreign policy in the idiot regime.
No safeguards or verification procedures worked out beforehand. No observers.
I have an idea!
Let’s have a political dissenters swap with Cuber. Our political protesters (ala Ferguson, I Can’t Breathe, etc.) for their dissenters. Make everybody happy...win win.
Bypass the stop over in our prison system, and go straight to Cuber where they will receive their justice. Show’em we think black lives do count.
/pun
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