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It’s about time. I am certainly no fan of Obama but there are two things I expected him to do and am amazed he hasn’t done. The first was to end the pointless and self-destructive War on Drugs. The second was to end the cruel and pointless embargo on Cuba. This isn’t the 1960’s anymore and the Castros are dying. If we can have normal relations with China, Burma and Vietnam we can certainly have them with Cuba.
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posted on 12/17/2014 7:06:11 AM PST
by jalisco555
("My 80% friend is not my 20% enemy" - Ronald Reagan)
Well, ever since the Election, OTrauma has gone full-on Communist.
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posted on 12/17/2014 7:06:47 AM PST
by Lazamataz
("Two parties, governing AGAINST the will of the people, not with the consent of the governed." --MrB)
At this point, if Obama is for it, I am against it.
He's been consistently anti-American.
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posted on 12/17/2014 7:07:44 AM PST
by Lazamataz
("Two parties, governing AGAINST the will of the people, not with the consent of the governed." --MrB)
Castro needs the embargo, and he will make the conditions so unreasonable that the US will never agree to them.
We may see another outrage like happened the past few times this idea was floated. But I suspect not this time. And I have always wanted to visit Cuba. Why should the US government make me jump through absurd hoops to do it? Who are they to tell me where I can and cannot go?
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posted on 12/17/2014 7:09:56 AM PST
by jalisco555
("My 80% friend is not my 20% enemy" - Ronald Reagan)
I have a friend who is an extremely talented amateur photographer. He could be professional if he chose. Earlier this year he and his family visited Cuba using the pretext of an invitation from a Cuban photography society. Apparently you need this sort of pretext to visit the country legally. They had a great time, were able to travel freely and would return in a heartbeat. He really whetted my interest. I’ve traveled to many countries in Latin America and would love to add Cuba to the list.
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posted on 12/17/2014 7:13:50 AM PST
by jalisco555
("My 80% friend is not my 20% enemy" - Ronald Reagan)
Rafael Edward “Ted” Cruz is the junior United States Senator from Texas. Elected in 2012, he is the first Cuban American or Latino to hold the office of US Senator from Texas.
I totally agree. Once people in communist countries are exposed to the “rest of the world” it doesn’t take long for the regime to fail or at the very least make major reforms.
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Formed in 2009, the Archive Team (not to be confused with the archive.org Archive-It Team) is a rogue archivist collective dedicated to saving copies of rapidly dying or deleted websites for the sake of history and digital heritage. The group is 100% composed of volunteers and interested parties, and has expanded into a large amount of related projects for saving online and digital history.
