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BiIl, your rant is off base and a distraction to the real issue. I agree with Pugwash and refer both of you to this http://community.overstock.com/deepcaptureblog/

ha ha "toasted"... too funny and likely true!

Bill's rant is off base and a distraction?????

It's also a crime that Cuba is keeping quiet all the incidents of US boat people coming ashore there to escape our oppressive regime!

Danny2:
I wouldn't call it a "Rant" it was posted tongue in cheek.
I did not take this thread off subject I responded to a post that insinuated that the plight of these Cuban people was the fault of the U.S.
If so many nations disagree with the U.S. boycott then why are they not sending aid ? why are they not helping the economic situation that now exists in Cuba? Why are people still fleeing Cuba whenever they get the opportunity? Could it be the fault of the nations leadership's oppression of it's citizens?

I find it hard to believe that This nation ( U.S.) has caused all the hardship in Cuba. They ( Cuba) are as capable as any other nation to seek out help and place programs in place to take care of their people.

Once again. I did not take this thread of subject! I responded to someone who did. For whatever reason they saw fit to do so.

It's the Belize Gov'ts problem now, and whatever they decide to do makes no difference to me. I do hope that they treat these people with kindness and care tho.

Good post's Bill.

"They ( Cuba) are as capable as any other nation to seek out help and place programs in place to take care of their people."

Um Bill, remember Helms-Burton:

"International Sanctions against the Castro Government. Economic embargo, any non-US company that deals economically with Cuba can be subjected to legal action and that company's leadership can be barred from entry into the United States. Sanctions may be applied to non-U.S. companies trading with Cuba. This means that internationally operating companies have to choose between Cuba and the US, which is a much larger market."

I believe there was also a bill (possibly the same) that would also require the United States to reduce its contribution to the World Bank or other international financial institutions if they provide aid to Cuba.

Just maybe they were coming to the U.S. for jobs or a better life and not to flee oppression. Maybe they were leaving Cuba for the same reasons Mexican people leave Mexico.

The two arguments are not mutually excusive.

Simon makes a good point and the U.S. has made the situation worse for Cuba. Trade with the Cuba over the years would have hastened the downfall of communism -- freedom begets more freedom. I believe in honest relationships with all nations and entangling alliances with none. Call me a rebel

However, it is equally ridiculous to blame the U.S. for Cuba's very poor choices. Ultimately, Cuba shaped its own destiny.

Otter, as always, makes sense. The embargo was defensible when Cuba was a Soviet satellite 90 miles off our coast. Today, however, free and open trade would benefit both peoples. I'm not sure the Cuban regime wants that (regardless of their propaganda) . . the embargo benefits the regime by giving them a villain to blame their own failures on.