2aguy
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Yes...everything obama touches turns to crap.....even Cuba...and you thought it couldn't get worse...
If anything, Cuba has become more oppressive since rapprochement - Hot Air
How’s that Cuban rapprochement going these days? If you ask the President, things are going swimmingly, with Barack Obama issuing yet another “irreversible directive” in trade relations affecting pharmaceuticals, transportation accommodations and commerce. Since such generosity was supposed to be based on Raul Castro doing a better job on the human rights front and democratic initiatives, one might expect that progress is being made. But according to the Cuban Commission for Human Rights and monitors who track such matters, things have not only failed to improve, but seem to be getting worse. (Daily Signal)
Taking steps to return property is one condition the United States placed on Cuba in order to lift the embargo. Other requirements include taking steps toward democracy and a free press.
Critics complain that the Cuban government not only made no concessions, but has tightened its power grip since the Obama administration normalized relations.
“Almost two years after a policy should be enough to know what the behavior of the regime is going to be,” Cuban dissident leader Antonio Rodiles, who met with Obama in the Cuban capital of Havana this year, told The Daily Signal in a phone interview. “The Obama administration is moving ahead even though the regime has become more aggressive.”
These aren’t just anecdotal observations. There’s hard data to show that the Castro family is up to their old tricks and pouring American cash into the economy isn’t exactly causing the milk of human kindness to flow freely.
If anything, Cuba has become more oppressive since rapprochement - Hot Air
How’s that Cuban rapprochement going these days? If you ask the President, things are going swimmingly, with Barack Obama issuing yet another “irreversible directive” in trade relations affecting pharmaceuticals, transportation accommodations and commerce. Since such generosity was supposed to be based on Raul Castro doing a better job on the human rights front and democratic initiatives, one might expect that progress is being made. But according to the Cuban Commission for Human Rights and monitors who track such matters, things have not only failed to improve, but seem to be getting worse. (Daily Signal)
Taking steps to return property is one condition the United States placed on Cuba in order to lift the embargo. Other requirements include taking steps toward democracy and a free press.
Critics complain that the Cuban government not only made no concessions, but has tightened its power grip since the Obama administration normalized relations.
“Almost two years after a policy should be enough to know what the behavior of the regime is going to be,” Cuban dissident leader Antonio Rodiles, who met with Obama in the Cuban capital of Havana this year, told The Daily Signal in a phone interview. “The Obama administration is moving ahead even though the regime has become more aggressive.”
These aren’t just anecdotal observations. There’s hard data to show that the Castro family is up to their old tricks and pouring American cash into the economy isn’t exactly causing the milk of human kindness to flow freely.
