cuba embargo

Haven't seen a thread on this yet. Here's one of the stories: US-Cuba relations: Global praise for normalisation of ties http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-30528316 It's about time, and a good move for Obama. 50+ years of useless political theatrics coming to an end hopefully...

China has 1 billion people. The govt. is a total police state, authoritarian, dictatorship, with little freedom of dissent. They execute thousands of prisoners a year. And they have a pathetic human rights record when it comes to Tibetans, Christians, etc. The USA does billions of dollars...

Yeah, I know that politicians pander. But, let's face it, some are more egregious than others. Hillary is now pandering to a Cuban emigre refusnik community in South Florida (and their wingnut fellow travelers) by pushing a hardline on the insane US policy toward Cuba. Steve Clemons, the most...

Just wondering, but it seems that the ban on all things Cuban stems from their communist ties with the USSR - but that's gone now, not to mention, you can travel to any of the former SSRs or former satellite nations with impunity. What's up with that?

http://interestalert.com/brand/siteia.shtml?Story=st/sn/09100000aaa04294.upi&Sys=rmmiller&Fid=NATIONAL&Type=News&Filter=National%20News Too bad bush is going to veto it.