This is very difficult to address. There are fewer people who remember the exact circumstances of what happened when Fidel Castro captured Cuba. They basically stole millions of dollars in American assets and have never returned any of it. The USA can never expect the liberal media to update the current generation on these facts unless they would be the ones to benefit by it, and judging by how they behaved during the "Elian Tragedy", they aren't going to be on the right side.
I have not idea how to approach this without going into the necessity of simple removing the the Cuban Communists and starting all over again. The problem in doing this of course of how do you go about it without causing further hardships for innocent Cubans?
A lot of people say,"Well, if they wanted freedom, they would fight and take the island for themselves. Why should they come here?"
I have to remind them, just what exactly did their ancestors do when confronted with religious persecution in Europe? Hmmmmm? "Uhm, they went to America?" Yup. Keep inmind that the colonists were quite content until the British tried to tax them into the ground, then they got mad, but there was no one there to prevent them from organizing and forming a resolve. By the time the troops landed, it was already too late to kill the idea of freedom and liberty.
Right now if you tried to have a private meeting in Cuba, if you weren't gunned down the moment they kicked in the door you'd be hauled off to jail for the rest of your life. This would apply for anyone from Cub Scouts to full blown armed revolutionaries.
At any rate, I think we have a man in office who is more than capable of dealing with Castro, and even Castro knows this. Perhaps this is why were are beginning to chip away at the current embargo. If Castro can get his hand on enough "Depends" maybe he feels he can step down with some dignity still left.
Jo Ann, my Representative made a trip to Cuba last year and broke bread with Fidel, thats when I broke support for her. Now, have to see who her opponent will be in next election.
An interesting comparison is with Greece. The Greeks have a population of about the same size but they have a GDP of $182B and the people earn about $17,000 per year. Greece has never been accused of being an economic power house but they show very clearly the utter failure of the Cuban model.