I'd love to see Biden lift this wasteful and harmful embargo. For many reasons. If lifting it puts a president Trump in the position of having to reinstate it, to appease Florida Republicans, even that would be a good thing. Americans would see a clear difference between the parties.
Sorry Dierk, we don’t need a Cuban embargo or not, to know the differences between the parties, especially this go-around. Most Americans no longer give 2 shits about the embargo, and keeping it or not would not sway anyone but Cubans of a certain age.
My extremely unscientific read of the election is that Trump has a much larger base this time around and could easily win. If he does then it wouldn't hurt non-Floridians to know how mean spirited he is, mean-spirited enough to reinstate a cruel embargo.
“And yet no serious policymaker, academic, think tanker, or anyone else really thinks that America’s unilateral embargo on Cuba will topple the government there and bring in a Jeffersonian democracy.”
Yes, and “4 out of 5 dentists recommend Crest.”
I almost always have to respect your logic Zaid, even if i disagree, but this is not a logical argument.
Maybe the policy Has failed, but in what way? I think that “…Jeffersonian democracy” is a straw-man goal. Do we even know the claimed or actual goal of the embargo? If it is/was to prevent Cuba from funding revolutions in the Americas, then it has Generally been successful. I’d love to go there — i just know that my visit would only enrich the despots. And why do other countries even care about our refusal to trade with them?
I'd love to see Biden lift this wasteful and harmful embargo. For many reasons. If lifting it puts a president Trump in the position of having to reinstate it, to appease Florida Republicans, even that would be a good thing. Americans would see a clear difference between the parties.
Sorry Dierk, we don’t need a Cuban embargo or not, to know the differences between the parties, especially this go-around. Most Americans no longer give 2 shits about the embargo, and keeping it or not would not sway anyone but Cubans of a certain age.
My extremely unscientific read of the election is that Trump has a much larger base this time around and could easily win. If he does then it wouldn't hurt non-Floridians to know how mean spirited he is, mean-spirited enough to reinstate a cruel embargo.
In fairness it should be noted that Castro avoided our multiple assassination attempts. That was hardly sporting of him.
“And yet no serious policymaker, academic, think tanker, or anyone else really thinks that America’s unilateral embargo on Cuba will topple the government there and bring in a Jeffersonian democracy.”
Yes, and “4 out of 5 dentists recommend Crest.”
I almost always have to respect your logic Zaid, even if i disagree, but this is not a logical argument.
Maybe the policy Has failed, but in what way? I think that “…Jeffersonian democracy” is a straw-man goal. Do we even know the claimed or actual goal of the embargo? If it is/was to prevent Cuba from funding revolutions in the Americas, then it has Generally been successful. I’d love to go there — i just know that my visit would only enrich the despots. And why do other countries even care about our refusal to trade with them?
And yes, I’m happy to be corrected…