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Originally Posted by Impugn
I discard the actual premise of your question - that the embargo is "unfair".
What, exactly, requires the United States to change our behavior towards that debacle
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That it is unjust. The reason is that it is not the job of the US government to decide with whom US citizens should trade just because US leadership has a petty quarrel/disagreement with Cuba's leadership.
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of an island when they are insistent upon not changing their behavior which resulted in the situation, in the first place?
The "unfair" embargo might end when:
A) They finally admit Castro is, indeed, Tango Uniform
B) They admit that yet another communist/socialist experiment has failed
C) Castro's brother finds a ten foot pole with which to not touch a leadership position of any kind
D) They hold free elections
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So what you're saying is that the personal dislike of Cuba's leadership by US leadership is a valid reason to maintain an embargo?
Another point, you say free elections. Does that mean the US should have an embargo in place against any nation that does not hold free elections?
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We'll know it's about time to "normalize" relations when people start swimming FROM Florida TO Cuba. That'll be a decent enough sign for me.
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What in the hell does that have to do with the justness of the embargo?
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