[Yardstick]

Raul has nowhere near the symbolic significance of his brother, but I’d be fine with waiting until he’s dead too. But at the very least, let’s wait until Fidel kicks the bucket. If Congress lets this stand, Fidel goes to his grave with the satisfaction of having outlasted American resolve regarding Cuba. And Obama gets the satisfaction of having enabled it. Neither of these a-holes or their admirers should have that satisfaction.

[Olog-hai]

Consider the fact that Kim Jong-un didn’t start out having the “symbolic significance” of either his father or grandfather. Until he showed what he was about.

[AdmSmith]

A background:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-spy-freed-by-cuba-was-longtime-asset/2014/12/17/a3b374c4-8612-11e4-a702-fa31ff4ae98e_story.html

http://www.newsweek.com/american-spy-traded-us-cuba-diplomatic-breakthrough-293070

http://thefederalist.com/2014/12/18/the-conservative-case-for-normalizing-relations-with-cuba/