Obama created a successful distraction by normalizing relations with Cuba. Our past 50 year policy was a failure, most Americans don’t care about Cuba, now millions of refuges can go home, and Obama got a great conservative-distractor that sidelines protest over amnesty, Obamacare, and traitor Republicans. Sadly, a spectacular success on Obama’s behalf.
Cant believe I agree with something Oboma did. Of course The Pope brought it together :-)
Just like his Daddy.
So let me see if I get this straight:
Uh, we can sell American products to China but Cuba? Well, why China? Their human rights, crookedness and flying a red star on their state flag are less abusive?
Vietnam? Sure, we cluster bombed them and gave em a delicious serving of Agant Orange but, Cuba? We effed up the invasion of them so we are going to punish them for our hesitation?
Venezuela? The United States is their most important trade partner in a variety of areas, most importantly oil.
We are their biggest customer.
Additionally, and here is rub or truth to the lie about sanctions and demonstrates the canard of keeping Cuba’s head underwater:
“President George Bush, in 2006, waived the economic sanctions that would normally accompany such a designation, because they would have curtailed his government’s assistance for democracy programs in Venezuela.”
***Oh now, really?***
But, sanctioning a pip squeak nation and ensuring 8 million souls remain abandoned on their spiritual Island Prison, why that’s just different.
Evo Morales, President of Bolivia, enjoys trade with the U.S. of $1 billion or more.
Putin ain’t hurtin. **Not that any reporters of the former USSR are saying and if they did, they would drink a nice cup of duterium, while dinning in a hotel in London.
Pakistan? Egypt?
Oh but, not Cuba...
I respect you Humberto but, this ain’t flying the common sense flag or using deductive reasoning.
He is a clueless idiot when it comes to foreign policy.
Hope he is never nominated.
How can Cuba settle the 7 billion it owes when it is broke? The net effect of an embargo is to stifle economic prosperity, no? Maybe, contrary to Rusks iterations we *should* make regime change a priority.
Drudge just reported, Cartel claims kidnapped Border agent. This will be a story here in minutes I’m sure, I’m still reading it. Off-topic, yes, I know.
5 minutes ago, Drudge had no headline at all, just their banner.
7 Billion is chicken feed. Owners would galdly make deals to re-enter the Cuban market. The takings is a crime, but it's the murders that are unforgivable. There is blood on the hands of the Castro's and they should be tried for murder, not negotiated with.
Rand Paul’s support of detente with Cuba is like how Jeb Bush supports Common Core, the facts and details don’t matter, the image & perception, maintained by being ignorant of the details, are all that matter. Paul thinks he can ignore the reality of Castro’s government and its history just as Bush thinks the content of the Common Core curriculum is irrelevant to qualifying it as a good policy.