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President Obama Cuba policy a promise fulfilled (VIDEO)
Why did it take so long? Why did no previous American President have the courage to engage with Cuba? As shown above, President Obama was never a fan of America's Cuba policy. In Carbondale, Illinois he was explicit. "I think it's time for us to end the embargo on Cuba," then Senator Obama said. "The Cuba embargo has failed to provide the source of rising standards of living and has squeezed the innocent in Cuba. .. It's time for us to acknowledge that that particular policy has failed."
Continued: http://egbertowillies.com/2014/12/18/president-obamas-cuba-policy-change-simply-actualization-past-statements-video/