[Slyfox]

"It's too bad we didn't have a war with your country," one younger man said wistfully,
during a conversation about such hardships. "Vietnam is doing pretty well."

After Castro dies, if the new regime even hints at better relations with the U.S., Cuba will
probably get all the McDonald's and Walmart's they can stand.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

When Castro's dead, a cheer will come up from Cuba that'll be heard in the Florida Keys.

[SamAdams76]

I agree, once Castro goes, things will change in Cuba drastically. Almost overnight. I have been predicting for years that Cuba will, in our lifetimes, be a close ally of the United States and will become very rich. It will become a huge vacation and resort destination for America and you will be buying Cuban cigars at the WalMarts in North Dakota. They will turn capitalist so fast your head will spin. Castro's hold on Cuba will prove to be a historical anomaly.

[Luis Gonzalez]

Wasn't it about a year after McDonald's opened in Moscow that the USSR fell?