Obama’s Open Hand Meets Cuba’s Clenched Fist

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Last week, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker became the second Cabinet member to visit Cuba, following on Secretary of State John Kerry’s trip in August to raise the flag at the newly rechristened U.S. Embassy in Havana.

The visit came on the heels of President Obama’s second meeting with Cuban dictator Raul Castro — most recently on the margins of the recent United Nations General Assembly meeting — since he announced his decision to normalize relations last December. Before that reunion, the White House had announced a further lessening of U.S. trade and travel restrictions on the eve of Pope Francis’s trip to Cuba.

Then, to cap things off, the administration leaked to the Associated Press that it is considering abstaining from the annual U.N. vote condemning U.S. economic sanctions against Cuba.

Say this about the Obama administration: they are certainly all-in in their desire to convince the Castro regime they want to turn the page on the antagonistic relationship that dates back to 1959.

http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/10/13/obamas-open-hand-meets-cubas-clenched-fist/

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1. Bump

for our Fidelistas.

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2. I can imagine the Cuban government reading such a thing.

"Oh, looks like they were expecting to play this game alone."

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3. Author! Author!

José R. Cárdenas

Jose R. Cardenas was acting assistant administrator for Latin America at the U.S. Agency for International Development in the George W. Bush administration.

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José R. Cárdenas



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4. Wow!

Looks as if he has real credentials about understanding the region!

You should pay attention -- you might learn something!