[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

In the 1960s, Castro had most of the best agricultural land in Cuba planted with sugar cane.

Before that, Cuba had a thriving fruit and vegetable business that provided the country with food as well as exports.

Castro was no agriculture expert. Many tinhorn dictators, upon ascension to power, suddenly become experts about everything.

Cuba suffered greatly and soon went from a food exporting nation to a net food importing nation.

Ideology can't feed a nation. As in Africa, stupid is as stupid does!

[Banjoguy]

This is just one real long shaggy dog story, right? If it wasn't for the inevitable, tragic outcome, it would be a fool's opera, a farce. The destruction of this once fine agricultural community is sad indeed. (Where bees Jesse, Al, 'n all dose repairations peoples?)