Envoy: U.S. Has No Plans to Attack Cuba

[DuctapeFatwa]

America's chief diplomat in Havana issued a statement Friday to emphasize that no U.S. military action is planned against Cuba.

The statement by James Cason, chief of the U.S. Interests Section, was distributed to international journalists in Cuba one week after President Fidel Castro challenged President Bush to be clear about how Washington plans to realize a transition to democracy on the island.

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20040220_1329.html

[Adams Wulff]

1. Yo quero bomb shelter!

[tom_paine]

2. Which of course means we DO have plans to attack Cuba

Hell, it probably means we have plans to frame them for a MIHOP attack a la Operation Northwoods.

WWFMD? What would Ferdinand Marcos do? It work in deconstructing Bushevik Lies EVERY TIME!

[On the Road]

4. Never Believe Anything

until it's officially been denied. Now I'm worried.

But somehow I don't think the American public would stand for an attack on Cuba now. It just doesn't fit in.

[On the Road]

5. dupe n/t

[burrowowl]

3. Oh, Oh!

When is the U$ planning to attack?

[leesa]

6. Exactly what we said prior to attacking Iraq. The US has zero credibility

[MasonJar]

7. Why should it even be necessary to even deny such an

atrocious act of aggression? Have we been consumed by a black hole?

[Thor_MN]

8. Who's desk are THESE war plans on?

Asscrack's? Dumfeld's? Conduit's?

[JohnyCanuck]

9. U.S. Has No Plans to Attack Cuba.

However, we do keep the plans for Operation Northwoods handy and ready to be dusted off just in case.

http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/northwoods.html

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. because the "president" can't think that far ahaed

he'll just order it one day when he finally gets enough curiosity to ask "how am I doing in the polls?"

After all, the US didn't have any plans for ruling Iraq, but that didn't stop Bush invading.

[Osolomia]

11. What planet do DUers live on?

Perhaps you haven't heard a word Bush has been saying, here's just a quick sample:

January 16, 2004
U.S. Official Urges Careful Planning for Democratic Transition in Cuba
Ambassador Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Remarks at a USAID/Cuba Transition Project Seminar
http://www.state.gov/p/wha/rls/rm/28281.htm

16 January 2004
U.S. Official Examines Relief Strategies at Cuba Transition Conference
http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=20 ...

16 December 2003
State Department on Repression in Cuba
"The Dream Deferred: Fear and Freedom in Fidel's Cuba"
http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=20 ...

December 8, 2003
Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/12/20031208-8.html

October 15, 2003
Enforcement of U.S. Travel Restrictions to Cuba to be Enhanced
http://usinfo.state.gov/gi/Archive/2003/Oct/15-270865.html

October 10, 2003
President Bush Discusses Cuba Policy in Rose Garden Speech
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/10/20031010-2.html

26 September 2003
President Bush Fully Committed to Democratic Transition in Cuba
http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=20 ...

08 May 2003
U.S. Pledges Increased Support for "Voices of Freedom" in Cuba
http://usinfo.state.gov/regional/ar/us-cuba/03050806.htm

16 April 2003
U.S. to Continue Working Toward Peaceful Change in Cuba, Says Official
http://usinfo.state.gov/regional/ar/us-cuba/03041604.htm

17 September 2002
State Department Official Explains U.S. Position on Cuba
Says Cuba is attempting to impede U.S. war on terrorism
http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/pol/terror/02091808.htm

24 July 2002
Bush Administration Reiterates that U.S. Policy on Cuba Remains Unchanged
Voices opposition to House vote to lift restrictions on trade, travel
http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/pol/terror/02072500.htm

11 July 2002
Bush Administration Opposes Legislative Efforts to Amend Cuba Policy
http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/pol/terror/02071606.htm

05 June 2002
State Dept. Reaffirms Cuba Has Biological Warfare Research Effort
http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/pol/arms/02060502.htm

21 May 2002
Cuba Continues to Sponsor Terrorism, Says State Department Report
http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/pol/terror/02052118.htm

21 May 2002
Reich Testifies on New Initiative for Cuba Says initiative is designed to generate peaceful change in Cuba
http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/pol/terror/02052114.htm

May 20, 2002
President Bush Announces Initiative for a New Cuba
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/05/20020520-2.html

13 May 2002
Powell Says Cuba Has Bio Weapons Research Capacity
http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/pol/arms/02051405.htm

06 May 2002
Bolton: Libya, Syria, Cuba Need Scrutiny for Weapons Programs
Under Secretary addresses WMD threats at Heritage Foundation

07 April 2002
"The United States and Cuba," by Secretary of State Colin Powell .
http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/pol/terror/02040809.htm

Profile of the USAID Cuba Program
http://www.usaid.gov/regions/lac/cu/program_report/profile.html

[lebkuchen]

12. Reminds me of his 2000 campaign

when he spoke frequently about ousting Saddam. His debates were riddled with this talk.

[Mika]

13. Gore/Lieberman did the same thing

Almost every presidential candidate (except D Kucinich) comes to Miami to visit with the extremist foundations to rail against Castro and declare that the evil Dr Castro WILL fall under their presidency.


Betcha most DUers don't know that Jorge Mas Canosa was a Clinton/Gore campaign fundraiser in Florida.


CANF founder and Clinton fundraiser Jorge Mas Canosa & Bill Clinton



Democracy for sale - Clinton signed a succession of anti Cuba bills proffered by the paid minions of the extremist minority anti Cuba exiles.

[Osolomia]

14. Reminds me of the 2004 Democratic presidential campaign

Wesley Clark: "I will not take steps that reward Fidel Castro.”

Howard Dean: "… Castro must not be rewarded …”

Sen. John Edwards: "Full sanctions should not be lifted until Castro and his brutal regime are gone.”

Sen. John Kerry: "I am not prepared to lay down conditions at this time for lifting the embargo, because I believe that we need a major review of U.S. policy toward Cuba.”

Rep. Dennis Kucinich: "I strongly favor ending the embargo on Cuba. Our policy toward Cuba has created misery for the Cuban people and has harmed our own national interests. My administration will work to normalize relations with Cuba.”

Candidates on the issues: Cuba
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/01/29/p ...

Despite the fact that:

Senate Vote to End Travel Ban October 23, 2003
http://www.lawg.org/countries/Cuba/senate-votes.htm

House Vote to End Travel Ban September 10, 2003
http://www.lawg.org/countries/Cuba/vote-counts-flake.htm

Editorials on U.S.-Cuba Policy 2001-2003
http://www.lawg.org/countries/Cuba/editorials.htm

Poll of Cuban-Americans v. non-Cuban-Americans (in Dade County) on various policies:
http://www.fiu.edu/orgs/ipor/cuba2000/3samples.htm

A recent Miami Herald poll on Cuba:
http://www.miami.com/multimedia/miami/news/archive/cubanpoll.pdf

Various polls concerning ending the embargo and establishing diplomatic ties: http://www.pollingreport.com/cuba.htm

Go figure!!!

[Mika]

15. Still in the stone ages

Its all about campaign contributions and maintaining the status quo.




Only ONE candidate for US president
openly states that he would end the
unjust policy of sanctions and embargoes
against Cuba AND Americans.

That candidate is Dennis Kucinich.

-The Democratic Presidential Candidates on Cuba-
http://www.lawg.org/pages/new%20pages/Misc/prez-candidates1.htm

[Osolomia]

16. Dems gotta maintain that status quo of hypocritical deceit

no matter how much lying through the teeth even DU condones to justify locking threads like this every single time DU's pointless flamers do their thing, with impunity I might add, and anyone with integrity challenges their lies and bullshit:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=373288

Or else?

Guess DU explains why all the leading 2004 Democratic* p/residential contenders have painted themselves into the extremist right wing minority corner, right down to DU's favorite press secretary making Kucinich invisible.

Go figure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!