Most of our Western "friends" vacation there already. Castro became one of the wealthiest men in the world despite the American embargo. As far as tobacco & sugar, their past nationalizion of everything makes that a dangerous venture until a "rule of law" is established.
"As far as tobacco & sugar, their past nationalizion of everything makes that a dangerous venture until a "rule of law" is established."
right, though i suspect you would find american multinationals willing to deal for a chance to get into the market, i don't know sugar economics but there is tremendous potential for joint ventures in cuban tobacco once it is given some autonomy from the state on product development and stock aging. it has to be the most mis-run tobacco industry in the western hemisphere with arguably the best base product. kind of like imagining the soviet union running all scotch distilleries for 2 generations.