mark, Where did Mike refer to Cuba as a "paradise on earth"? All I saw was a suggestion to end an embargo. Seems to me your the one spewing out mountains of bullshit and blather. Conservatives LOVE repressive govt., just so long as they keep their workers the most repressed. Let's let Communist Cubans manufacturer the goods Wal-Mart sells instead of Communist China. Cuba is much closer and would have lower shipping costs. A commie is a commie, a repressive government is an oppressive government ,so what's the diff'?
On Dec 31, 8:50 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
