The US policy on Cuba
June 21st 2009 04:15
I know the "conservative" position is to maintain the current policies on travel and trade with Cuba. However, I think those policies should be relaxed.
We have had anti-Castro and anti-Cuba policies in place for decades. What has it gotten us? Cuba hasn't changed at all. They are still as restrictive and anti-democratic and isolated as ever. While many of the people in Cuba have suffered, Fidel Castro has ruled with an iron fist and seemingly thrived through most of that period. Now, his brother, Raul, has picked up where Fidel left off. With this recent handover of power, why shouldn't we try something different? Perhaps if we shine a little sunlight on our neighbor to the South and help them to prosper a little more, we can effect some level of openness or change. We don't have to become BFF's with them, but a little bit of detente just might go a long way.
Albert Einstein once said that the definition of insanity is to do the same thing over and over again and expect different results. The current policy hasn't worked. Let's try something new.
We have had anti-Castro and anti-Cuba policies in place for decades. What has it gotten us? Cuba hasn't changed at all. They are still as restrictive and anti-democratic and isolated as ever. While many of the people in Cuba have suffered, Fidel Castro has ruled with an iron fist and seemingly thrived through most of that period. Now, his brother, Raul, has picked up where Fidel left off. With this recent handover of power, why shouldn't we try something different? Perhaps if we shine a little sunlight on our neighbor to the South and help them to prosper a little more, we can effect some level of openness or change. We don't have to become BFF's with them, but a little bit of detente just might go a long way.
Albert Einstein once said that the definition of insanity is to do the same thing over and over again and expect different results. The current policy hasn't worked. Let's try something new.
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