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Cuba and Political Courage

March 2nd, 2008 at 12:06pm Jon Murray

Now that Cuba has entered an era of possibility for change it’s time the USA starts to take a rational and adult perspective on our neighbor. The embargo has been a worthless and mean spirited endeavor during these 45+ years. Do we really think that a country is going to change it’s ways because their neighbor to the north has attempted to bully them in to that change? No more than you or I would change because of a bully! Furthermore, we have historically either ignored or at least spoken with our political adversaries around the world…especially communist countries who may not have stellar human rights records. I challenge candidates to have some courage to end this ridiculous charade. Of those running for president, Obama seems to have the most rational perspective in saying that he would talk to our enemies. Hopefully, if elected he will take it one step further and begin to normalize relations with Cuba as we’ve done with Vietnam.

Jon Murray
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  • 1. Don R. Gugliuzza  |  March 2nd, 2008 at 4:26 pm

    The Cuban embargo is another instance where politicians pander to a special interest group to get their votes. We’re the only nation in the world that has an embargo against Cubal. Every other nation trades with them and is free to send tourists there. How effective can a one nation embargo be? Well, we’ve had this embargo for about 45 years and Fidel Castro remained in power. Not very effective at all.

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