If I were from a tyrannical foreign country, it would be in my and my child's best interests to have the matter handled by a country following the rule of law. Now, YOU ANSWER this question - are you absolutely positive that it was Juan's personal intention to bring Elian back to Cuba and was under no pressure from Castro?
Your answer about your child in a repressive system tells me what YOUR choice would have been. So noted .... Can you grant another parent the right to make a DIFFERENT choice?