Funny how nobody has come up with a decent reason why the trade embargo aginist Cuba should still exist.

Why? Because there isn't one.

This is the problem with so many Americans, you get your facts from the screen.

Go and read factual history books written by people without an axe to grind.

Cube was not a nice place to live in you were one on the majority, it was exploited and the life of most Cubans sucked big time. Americans are very proud of THEIR freedoms, yet very happy to take it away or jeep it away from others.

The Bastida dictatorship was corrupt and overthrown very easily, the US cut off all commercial ties, Castro had to find somewhere to sell his main produce after he kicked out the US mob and profiteers, Russia took the opportunity tha Amarican leaders gave them.

The Cuban Missile crisis would never of happened but for the US method of dealing with Cuba, it was Americas mistake and Russias opportunity.

But then the US has needed fear for a long time and having the enemy on the doorstep is a wonderful tool.

I just came up with it. The politics of fear.

How can you have a mortal enemy that is about to over run and destro your way of life and be buying sugar from them and going there for a holiday. It would remove the "FEAR" element.

Fear does not work in US politics? Go look at the last election and say that.