Posted on 03/21/2016 11:28:18 AM PDT by jazusamo
Cuban President Raul Castro told President Obama Monday that the U.S. must return the Guantanamo Bay naval base and lift the embargo against Havana for the countries to fully normalize relations.
“The blockade stands as the most important obstacle to our economic development,” Mr. Castro said...
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Do you think that Ryan and McConnell will go against the wishes of Dear Leader? They haven’t so far.
Yep
I’m not sure but believe only the Senate has to go along because it’s a treaty and a 2/3 vote is required.
I think McConnell may stand fast on this even being the RINO he is.
We can only hope.
LOL! You ought to copyright that.
He can have all the shells. Shrapnel first.
I know that I am picking nits but Cuba can trade with other countries. Just not the United States.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Russia's push into Ukraine has put many on edge. But less known is that Russia is also strengthening its military links south of the Rio Grande and re-establishing itself as a power in the region.
Vladimir Putin has been strengthening military links here, and Russia is now the largest arms dealer to governments in Latin America, surpassing the United States.
Russia has even floated the possibility of building new military bases in Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, and putting its warships permanently in the Caribbean.
In the midst of the Ukraine crisis, Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov recently visited Cuba, Peru, Chile, and Nicaragua, where he announced that Russia would also pour money into the new Central American canal project. ..."
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/140508/russian-arms-military-trade-latin-america
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BY: Bill Gertz
February 20, 2015
Russia agreed to provide military training for three leftist regimes in Latin America and increase military visits and exercises following a visit last week to the region by Moscow's Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu, Pentagon officials said.
Shoygu met with defense and military leaders in Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua and signed several agreements on warship visits and military training during the visit, which ran from Feb. 11 to 14. It is not clear whether any new arms deals were completed during the visit.
Defense officials said the Russian leader is seeking bases in the region for strategic bomber flights that Shoygu recently promised would include flights over the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean.
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/russia-boosts-arms-training-for-leftist-latin-militaries/
Somehow it doesn’t seem at all odd or unusual that a small time leader of a failed commie country is ordering around the President of the United States - when that President is Obama.
True. But they don’t get paid in US dollars and the industry it would bring.
The US should give Cuba back to Spain.
Right on! 0bama is a sorry excuse for a _resident.
You never put your TDS aside.
Agreed. And we probably have (or had) an agreement with our allies to not do trade with Cuba.
Raul didn’t say “use an Executive Order to do it”. Remember he’s a communist killer. The translator didn’t want to be embarrassed to he changed the meaning a little.
Raul actually said, in typical communese to another commie,”use an execution order to do it”.
Jus what concessions has Obama gotten from the Castros? Until we get something from them, I ask Congress not to lift the embargo. On his return, he’ll have nothing in hand from the communists.
Considering the president America currently has, it shouldn’t be a big surprise.
Exactly, thus far neither of the commie Castro’s have given squat and bambam seems just fine with that.
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