Che Guevara’s daughter: US doesn't want any country to trade freely with Cuba

[Zorra]

The global power of the financial centers is so great, that they can afford not to worry about the political tendency of those who hold power in a nation, if the economic program (in other words, the role that nation has in the global economic megaprogram) remains unaltered. The financial disciplines impose themselves upon the different colors of the world political spectrum in regards to the government of any nation. The great world power can tolerate a leftist government in any part of the world, as long as the government does not take measures that go against the needs of the world financial centers. But in no way will it tolerate that an alternative economic, political and social organization consolidate. For the megapolitics, the national politics are dwarfed and submit to the dictates of the financial centers. It will be this way until the dwarfs rebel . .

http://flag.blackened.net/revolt/mexico/ezln/1997/jigsaw.html

[FLPanhandle]

1. I don't think the US really cares anymore.

Lots of European, Central/South American countries trade with Cuba.

The US is just going through the motions of sanctions now to appease a dwindling group of people who still care.

[Mika]

2. The US sanctions companies that do business in/with Cuba, not countries.

Countries don't make things. Businesses do.
The US sanctions are not aimed at countries (other than Cuba), they are aimed at entities that do business there. That's why there aren't Coke machines in Cuba (one of millions of examples).
It is also why the Cuban health care system can't use Aspirin. If Bayer AG sold Aspirin to Cuba, then they'd be banned from selling Aspirin in the US. Guess which market Bayer AG is forced to choose.