Cuba Waits for Obama as Ailing Fidel Castro Fades From Scene
Washington may move first to break the decades-old Cold War standoff with Havana
Pragmatism will be required on both sides to overcome the deadlock between Cuba and the United States. It may be that any détente will have to begin modestly. The Obama administration may first try talking with Cuba about "neighborhood" issues like immigration, drug trafficking, and the environment. "This would be a good place to start. There's no political minefield to hold us or them back," reasons Philip Peters, a Cuba watcher at the Lexington Institute. That may not be the full breakthrough many have hoped for. But with half a century of mutual distrust and inertia to overcome, it may be the best that can be done.
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Reader Comments
Thanks James of Illinois-- great comment
When Far Right politicians say a nation must be "democratized," they mean it must be forced to become capitalistic. Here is a vital quote from Pg 1414, Vol. 4 of an edition of The Catholic Reference Encyclopedia. It's part of the definition of "Private Property." It says "The Church vigorously defends against those political systems that seek to replace private with public property." Isn't that exactly what the USA has been doing on behalf of the Church? We warred with anti-capitalist Chile & Allende who nationalized its natural resources. We did the same to Mossadegh's Iraq who also nationalized. We did the same to N. Vietnam, N. Korea and Sandinista Nicaragua. There, Catholic Somoza shot the pro-Labor Sandino brothers. We did the same to Hussein's nationalized Baath Party Iraq. For decades, the US Information Agency has broadcast Catholic Mass to Cuba. Reagan said his presidency was guided by the pope. Cuba's full of rich people who fled the Revolution, still furious they lost their privileged position, as did the Church itself. I urge fellow citizens to study the past of Cuba and see the Revolution was rightful. The sugar cartel was against it and we've paid too much for sugar all this time. Please welcome Obama's policy of change
Why?
Why exactly do we still embargo this nation? If you follow a policy for 40 years and it isn't working, maybe it's time to change that policy.
Cuba Waits for Obama
Another great article by T. Omestad.
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