[aristeides]

and the child still belonged with his father

You still believe Elian's father wanted to stay in Cuba?

[ChemistCat]

Elian's father could have stayed. I think that was made abundantly clear to him. He CHOSE to go back. I'm sure there was coercion there, but he had the power to make the choice.

If we really believed that Elian and his family should be free, we have the means to deal with it. All the lip service in the world doesn't mean doodly squat. Cuba would be a territorial possession of the US in five days, tops, and a state in ten years, if we had the national will to do it. We don't.

So please don't bleed for Elian. If in 10 years he comes back across on another life raft, we'll know, won't we?