Posted on 07/15/2017 5:23:53 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Cuban President Raúl Castro denounced President Donald Trump’s tougher line on relations with Havana on Friday, calling it a setback but promising to continue working to normalize ties between the former Cold War rivals.
Castro’s comments to Cuba’s National Assembly were his first on Trump’s June announcement of a partial rollback of the Cuba-U.S. détente achieved by then-President Barack Obama. They contained echoes of the harsh rhetoric of the past.
“Any strategy that seeks to destroy the revolution either through coercion or pressure or through more subtle methods will fail,” Cuba’s president told legislators.
He also rejected any “lessons” on human rights from the U.S., saying his country “has a lot to be proud about” on the issue. …
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Dear Castro,
The Revolution is OVER!
And a failure. Like in Venezuela.
IMHO.....The people in both Cuba and Venezuela have suffered long enough. Time for the USA to rid these two great countries of their communist scum & vermin leadership. I am certain the USA can figure out a way to help the oppressed, imprisoned, starved, people of these countries to gain their own freedom, open opportunities and self-rule destiny.
You mean like all the Democrats and mainstream media?
Coincidence? I think not. They're all commies.
“harsher tone”: By AyPee’s lights, an American president looking out for Americans’ best interests (for a change).
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