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Yes, extremes always aid ones argument (maybe in your house). If? If pigs could fly..., the reality is:

The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly for an end to the United States' 40-year-old economic embargo against Cuba.

The vote marks the 12th consecutive year that the assembly has called for an end to the blockade.

Only three nations voted against the motion - the US, Israel and the Marshall Islands. Two others abstained.

The US embargo was imposed on Cuba after Fidel Castro defeated a 1961 CIA-backed assault at the Bay of Pigs.

"The blockade is a cruel and absurd policy that finds no support within or outside the United States," Cuban Foreign Minister Perez Roque said.

"The crime being committed against Cuba today could very well be committed against any other country tomorrow."

Yes, I can see, they want to take over the US. I don't think anyone would want the US in it's current state of affairs.

Chris

The trouble I'm having with SINs stuff is making the link that a US embargo is the reason Belize has an apparent treaty with Cuba to return refugees. So, if there was no embargo?, no one would flee Cuba?, and BZE's treaty or MOA could be torn up? Those in Minnesota call "the mystery"

brilliant kreh --

Can we get back on point here. I am not at all in total disagreement with ya SIN, but Communist Cuba would be having considerable issues with its economy with or without US embargos

Because (drum-roll please) communism doesn't work -- shocker, I know.

back to the point at hand -- Cuba is wrong on this issue regardless of how you feel about US policy -- might I say, duh!

The soon to be new democratic President of the US will fix things up with Cuba, I can't wait.

What I have always found somewhat surprising is that with all of the diversity available in mutual funds, no one has a "vulture fund" set up with the express purpose of accumulating a war chest for investment in Cuban Real Estate after the Castro Regime finally crumbles?

What better place to live? Great climate, mojitos and the world's most beautiful women: if only it weren't for that damn communism thing, and complete lack of the freedom to bitch and whine that those of us on this board especially take so much for granted��

pug -- ever the capitalist -- very nice sir

If the embargo is lifted -- regardless of the president -- I would toast the occassion with ya SIN

I was thinking about "TOASTING" SIN, the next trip

He may already be toasted!

BIG picture in my humble opinion. The Cuban17 should get a free pass to go just for landing on the land of the free, especially in that boat. They did it. Anybody else want to try that?

Well said Ernie.