I provided the information in post 68. It is highly implausible that you haven't already read it given the fact that you responded at post 73 to CB and 78 t0 Guillermo.
Bush is being pressured by politicians (who are beinging pushed by Big business in their state) to give government backed loans so they can profit from the distribution of their product. They don't care who pays for it, the U.S. taxpayers, through higher costs to their customers or Castro (they know Castro's record so it is clear they don't expect the money to come from him). Well, I care and so should you. I don't think clearing out some bureaucratic red tape to help provide loans to small businessmen, is what we're talking about here.
Here are some LINKS you might find informative.
Cowal's group (Cuba Policy Foundation) received its initial funding from the ARCA FOUNDATION, a wealthy organization devoted to more contact and fewer trade restrictions with Cuba. Its chairman is SMITH BAGLEY, a grandson of tobacco magnate R.J. Reynolds and a major Democratic donor. ******(Remember the two DNC fundraisers with Elian as their trophy?)*******
Food, drug industries size up Cuba market-- While hopes for a trade thaw are high among Cuban officials and U.S. firms, one expert warned against excessive optimism. Most U.S.-Cuba trade is barred by the embargo, and it was only after a November hurricane that Cuba got to buy its first U.S. food since the embargo began.
Friends of Fidel--Washington Times--(Excerpt) Louisiana rice and Illinois wheat producers should not assume that selling to Havana is synonymous with getting paid. U.S taxpayers should be wary. Mr. Castro desperately needs credits and subsidies, and Washington is being pressured to provide them.
If the United States begins to subsidize trade with Cuba estimated at $100 million a year five years from now, U.S. taxpayers could be holding, or paying off, a $500 million tab. That´s real money.
Before extending Mr. Castro credit, grain growers should visit any street corner in Manhattan and observe a game played there. Called three-card monte, it consists of convincing the player that he knows exactly where the card carrying his money is. Until it disappears. In this game, the gambler takes his own chances. Where trade with Mr. Castro is concerned, the U.S. taxpayer will be left holding the losing card. --(End Excerpt)