On January 2011, President Obama has directed the Secretaries of State, Treasury, and Homeland Security to take a series of steps to continue efforts to reach out to the Cuban people in support of their desire to freely determine their country’s future. (http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/01/14/reaching-out-cuban-people)
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So, I have hope that one day the cuban people and the US people can come to the table to talk about how to improve the horrible conditions in which the cuban people are living now.
I guess, I am in the middle when it comes to which side I agree with. I agree with the US that Cuba needs to improve and stop the human rights violations in the island. But I also agree with Cuba in the sense that the United States should not be the one deciding who trades with Cuba and who doesn't and how to go about doing that. China is a comunist state as well and the US trades with China and does not interfeer with others trading with China. So, what is the real motive of why the US prohibits the trade with Cuba through the embargo.
I do have hope that this could change, for once Obama will try to keep improving the relationship with Cuba and Raul Castro seems to want to negotiate with Obama. This is good news to us cubans, I guess it can not get any worse..... I'll keep praying for the benefit of the people.
It does in fact seem strange for the U.S. to be hypocritical...oh wait not really. The United States often makes strange and illogical descisions on a variety of issues, not only domestically but internationally as well. The U.S., historically, seems to usually have alterior motives when it comes to foreign policy. Many times the U.S. makes really BAD descisons in states that end up detrimental in the future. I remember in the movie Scarface when Tony first arrives in the U.S. and the Cubans are forced into the internment camps, at least relations have improved since those times. Hopefully Cuba can stay on the right track and continue to progress both economically and politically.
ReplyDeleteYou both talked about an extremely important issue that has been raised by many international and foreign organizations. The question of what the US's main motive is when it gets involved with other countries! I guess we can compare the US's attitude to the attitude of most human beings. Most people only get involved in other's business when they realize they will probably be affected by whatever is going on and that is the simple explanation for the US's attitude.
ReplyDeleteYes it is an interesting question about why the interference with international issues happen when they do and what is the actual intent. I'm curious to see the outcome of Obama and Castro's relationship and how it will result in Cuba.
ReplyDeleteIt seems like the policy on how to deal with Cuba, at least before Obama, was just a continuation of President Kennedy's relations with Cuba. Obama appears to be the first President in a long time that is truly intersted in changing the way the U.S. and Cuba relate with each other. I hope that Obama can continue to make relations better. Continuing to embrace a 50 year old policy from the early days of the Cold War is no way to move forward in the 21st century.
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