Reply #12: I just love Wayne Smith

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He always hits it on the mark about the USSA's obsession with Cuba. His other famous quote was "Cuba seems to have the same effect on American administrations as the full moon has on werewolves."

http://www.jhu.edu/~jhumag/0498web/cuba.html


From the article:

...Wayne Smith, a former American diplomat in Havana, said that in recent years the Bush administration has shifted policy from openly working to undermine Fidel Castro’s government to trying to ensure that he is not replaced by his brother Raúl or another Communist figure.

“Getting in the way is Chávez and Venezuela, giving assistance to Cuba — and not only giving assistance but forming an alliance with Cuba,” said Mr. Smith, who is a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy in Washington. “It just drives the Bush people crazy.”