[Cincinatus' Wife]

Our special treatment of Cuba is simply motivated by the "special interest" in Miami, and for no other reason.

Anti-communism works for me.

[Illbay]

I have NO PROBLEM with anti-Communism, but why do we pick and choose?

Cuba is a minimal threat to us directly, and their influence in the rest of the Western Hemisphere is now marginal because their patrons, the Soviet Union, are no more.

So why do we beat Cuba like a drum, and embrace China--a DIRECT THREAT to U.S. security and interests--like they're our bestest buddies?

ANSWER: Because there isn't a small but vocal group of anti-PRC activists, as there is for Cuba. That's the sole reason: Politics.

I would like to see consistency. Either we cut off both or we embrace both. U.S. interests and security need to be No. 1, not votes in south Florida.