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This. Same with Mexico and other S American nations. Same with middle east countries in ruins now. and with refugees overtaking the entire continent of Europe. They would rather invade and impose themselves on other nations, than stand and fight for their OWN nations.
Castro was a disgusting piece of work but it was none of our business. Care for our own country, our own safety and our own interests.
Careful what you wish for. It might come back to bite you in the ass.
Lets get down to earth- if you were doing well under Castro...you would morn. If you were quietly trading with Castro from afar you would say he was a fine fellow....If you had grandparents that took a bullet while up against the wall...Castro would have not have one redeeming quality. As for his form of communism...again...a net worth of over 900 million does not sound very communal/
As for his form of communism...again...a net worth of over 900 million does not sound very communal/
Wow, so Fidel Castro has a net worth of 900 million. I wonder what the people's net worth is? Oh yes, the people live in poverty. This is yet another example of power in the hands of a few will surely be abused.
Take away the facts that the Castro gov't owns all media, arrests, imprisons, tortures and kills political dissidents, has locals spying and reporting on their neighbors, kills those who try to flee his paradise, doesn't allow worker's unions and has the lions share of the wealth and higher material living standards concentrated in the gov't and I'm sure he's a great guy.
Forget how Amnesty International labels him. I'ts all a misunderstanding.
/smiles and calmly shakes finger at you
You... you.... I see you there... I see what you did there!! You!
What, you think the people of Cuba don't know that Fidel Castro and their current leader, Raoul Castro, didn't have firing squads and political prisoners? Maybe they want someone who recognizes that and attempts to get political prisoners released instead of giving away the store. What did we require of the Castros in the deal? They got to open up their market to new customers, but they didn't have to give up anything in return. Obama thinks just having American tourists will lead to more freedom when that hasn't happened with all the tourism from other western countries. Maybe we could require a little more in return, like guaranteed freedom, release of political prisoners, etc.
Apparently Breitbart, or whatever sources you read, didn't report that President Obama was very critical of Cuba when he visited there earlier this year. In fact, Fidel Castro strongly criticized Obama for going to Cuba. Also, what makes you think Obama hasn't been working on improving conditions in Cuba?
[URL="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/on-first-full-day-in-cuba-obama-to-meet-with-castro-and-address-the-public/2016/03/20/931e4ff6-eef5-11e5-89c3-a647fcce95e0_story.html"]Raúl Castro, Obama spar on human rights, Guantanamo, views of U.S. and Cuba[/URL]
[URL="https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=obama%20critical%20castro%20during%20trip"]Fidel Castro Lashes Out at Obama After Cuba Visit - WSJ[/URL]
[URL="http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/28/politics/cuba-fidel-castro-blasts-obama-trip/"]Fidel Castro blasts Obama's trip: Cuba doesn't need 'empire' for anything[/URL]
[URL="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/fidel-castro-obama-221279"]Fidel Castro lectures Obama after Cuba trip[/URL]
President Obama knew that Fidel Castro's days were numbered. His health had been failing for years and he made few public appearances. Obama's trip earlier this year was to renew relationships with Cuba and bury hostilities. That doesn't happen overnight. Do you realize Cuba is only 90 miles from Florida? When I was growing up during the Cold War, we had drills in school because of threats from the Soviet Union. I was only 10 when Cuba requested nuclear missiles from Khrushchev.
Lately Vladimir Putin has become very aggressive militarily and reports indicate he is considering reopening military bases in Cuba. No matter what Trump said on the campaign trail, Putin is not our friend. Why does anyone think being hostile to Cuba makes us safe? Obama knows that diplomacy, not hostile tweets in the middle of the night, is what works, and the only reason the Republicans criticized his trip in the first place is because he's Obama. I mean, what haven't they condemned since he took office?
Several of the "revolutionaries" wound up fleeing Cuba or being imprisoned for many years....or worse....when they balked at what Castro was up to once he came to power.
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