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Continue Cuban Embargo Because Communism! (Original Post)
circlethesquare
Dec 2014
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Ryan Fitzomething
(139 posts)1. Yes, Continue It!
The Castros and their ilk have done more harm to Cuba than any embargo ever could. We should have waited till Fidel and Raul were both in the ground before even beginning normalization.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)2. WRONG!!!!
thank the fates, we do have a level headed POTUS. Something that's been missing before he showed up.
Ryan Fitzomething
(139 posts)5. Ever Picked Up Cubans in A Boat Wat Too Small for Their Number...
...trying to escape that hellhole? Well, me and my mates have. Numerous times. And the pictures painted by these people, who have risked their lives to get out, AREN'T PRETTY!
heaven05
(18,124 posts)6. I applaud
you and your mates. Still I know that this opening up of relations is a GOOD thing, regardless of your experience. Period.
randr
(12,411 posts)4. If we wait for Fidel and Raul to die the Cuban people
will blame us for their suffering and we will have an enormous mess on our hands.
W T F
(1,146 posts)3. Human rights violations in Cuba? No, it's "enhanced interrogation"not the same thing