Cuba--End the embargo

[yellowwoodII]

Isn't it time to end this stupid embargo against Cuba? I have a friend who has visited there, and he was impressed with their progress in spite of the embargo.
Diane Rehm had a discussion on NPR today on this subject.
http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php?date=2013/07/11

[HereSince1628]

1. It's dumb, but I think there is a law that demands resolution of claims

against the Cubans for nationalizing American assets must be achieved first.

[derby378]

6. I think Bacardi will be first in line, demanding their property back

And we're still the fifth largest exporter to Cuba despite the embargo, as long as the Cubans pay cash up front.

[former9thward]

2. Obama has no excuses on this one.

He is not running for re-election and if he did it now it would be forgotten by 2016.

[VScott]

3. Send all those classic American automobiles back home where they belong.

[indepat]

4. It seems the embargo won't be ended until Cuba has been taught a really good

lesson.

[lpbk2713]

5. It's silly hubris at this point.

Whatever justification it may have had at one time has expired long ago.

[Odin2005]

7. The Embargo will never be lifted as long as Cuba is a worker's state.

The US will NEVER let a successful worker's state exist just off the coast of Florida, it would give the Proletariat throughout the word the "wrong ideas".