once again you embarrass yourself by responding to something you didn't bother to read .
On Dec 31, 9:50 am, Ohio mark <[email protected]> wrote: > ah our resident commie, singing the praises of one of the most > repressive governments on earth. I keep wondering why if it is such > the paradise you claim it is why you have not rushed out to move > there. perhaps because you are all blather and bullshit. > > On Dec 31, 8:46 am, "mike [never forget] 532" > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > On the 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, Obama Should Signal > > an End to the Embargohttp://www.truthout.org:80/123008F > > This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, an > > opportune time for President-elect Obama to signal an end to the > > Cuban > > embargo. > > > During the campaign, Obama promised to "turn the page and begin > > to > > write a new chapter in U.S.-Cuba policy." Contrary to the Bush > > administration's policies, Obama said he would give Cuban-Americans > > "unrestricted rights" to visit family and send cash remittances to > > the > > island. > > > But Obama stopped short of endorsing an end to the embargo. He > > said he planned to use it as "leverage" over the Cuban government to > > induce democratic reforms. This strategy has repeatedly failed, > > leaving U.S.-Cuba relations frozen in a Cold War iceberg since > > fatigue- > > clad rebels marched victoriously into Havana on New Year's Day, 1959. > > > "The embargo is a policy that hasn't worked in nearly 50 years," > > Wayne Smith, the former head of Washington's diplomatic mission in > > Havana under the Carter administration, recently told the AP. "It's > > stupid, it's counterproductive and there is no international support > > for it." > > > For 17 straight years, the 192-member U.N. General Assembly has > > overwhelmingly approved a non-binding resolution condemning the U.S. > > embargo. Only the United States, Israel and Palau voted against the > > measure in October. > > > In the United States, the political tide is also turning against > > the embargo, which would require Congressional approval to lift. > > > Politicians have traditionally pandered to the Cuban exile > > community in Florida as a key - even decisive - voting bloc, giving > > Cuban-American hardliners essentially a veto over changes in U.S. > > policy. But these old guard, militant exiles, who generally left Cuba > > shortly after the Castro brothers declared victory, have found their > > influence waning. > > > A generational and demographic shift is under way in south > > Florida > > that changes the calculus. > > > A poll conducted by Florida International University a month > > after > > the presidential election shows a sea change in Cuban-American > > opinion. The poll revealed 55 percent of Cuban-American respondents > > favored ending the embargo, while 65 percent said they wanted > > Washington to re-establish diplomatic relations with Havana. > > > Lifting the embargo would dramatically improve Washington's ties > > with the rest of Latin America. > > > On December 8, the heads of 15 Caribbean nations called on Obama > > to rescind the embargo: "The Caribbean community hopes that the > > transformational change which is under way in the United States will > > finally relegate that measure to history," their statement said. > > > Then on December 17 in Brazil, the leaders of 33 Latin American > > countries, including conservative allies of Washington like Colombia > > and Mexico, convened for another gathering and unanimously called on > > Obama to drop the "unacceptable" embargo. > > > At that summit, Cuban President Raúl Castro even offered to > > release political prisoners as a gesture to pave the way for talks > > between Havana and Washington. > > > If Obama moves to lift the embargo, it would send a bold > > statement > > that his administration is serious about writing a truly new chapter > > in U.S. relations with Cuba - and the rest of Latin America. > > > Finally, he will have turned the page. > > > --------- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
