Obama Forging New Relationship With Castro

[MattAMatt]

''We believe it is time to open dialogue and discussion with Cuba,'' Lee told a news conference in Washington upon the caucus members' return. ''Cubans do want dialogue. They do want talks. They do want normal relations.'' ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/04/07/world/AP-CB-Cuba-US.html?ref=world

[UABblazer]

''We believe it is time to open dialogue and discussion with Cuba,'' Lee told a news conference in Washington upon the caucus members' return. ''Cubans do want dialogue. They do want talks. They do want normal relations.'' ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/04/07/world/AP-CB-Cuba-US.html?ref=world

blah, blah, blah, blah,
Tell me one thing wrong with opening discussions with Cuba.

[MattAMatt]

:banghead:

[UABblazer]

:banghead:

How about you answer the question?

[MattAMatt]

http://www.fiu.edu/~fcf/castro.thwart.html

http://vivirlatino.com/2008/12/19/raul-castro-offers-us-prisoner-exchange.php

http://fiu.edu/~fcf/freeprisoners12398.html

[MattAMatt]

http://www.brookesnews.com/062108fontova.html

http://www.therealcuba.com/page5.htm

[UABblazer]

You gotta give me something more than links about prisoners you dumb fuck. We have allies who have very similar practices, how about you come up with something yourself other than showing me the results of your Google search

[MattAMatt]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1849658/posts

[BlackAsCoal]

Castro is on his 11th American president since he's been in power and everything about our embargo and idiotic position on Cuba has resulted in abject failure.

It hasn't accomplished one damn thing.

Obama is smart to attempt to forge a new relationship with Cuba.

[MattAMatt]

Unlike you, I choose to listen to other peoples ideas. Sound crazy some place else. We're all stocked up here!

CASTRO IS A COMMUNIST! NOUGH SAID

[BlackAsCoal]

Unlike you, I choose to listen to other peoples ideas. Sound crazy some place else. We're all stocked up here!

CASTRO IS A COMMUNIST! NOUGH SAID

It's only "nough said" among the mindless who get their news from bumper stickers.

China is communist .. and they own us.

According to your mega-idiotic "logic", we shouldn't be talking to Russia or any nation we don't like.

Totally idiotic.

The world is a complex place .. too big to fit on a bumper-sticker.

[Cat slave]

While I hate to agree with most of you, it is ridiculous to continue to enforce
the ban on Cuba. The original purpose was to deny economic benefit of our
trade because it is a communist country. This resulted in a flood of refugees
that have taken over huge parts of Fla, and Cuba is still a communist country.

WTF is China? You know, that country that we buy so much of their toxic
junk...ie pet food, baby formula, drywall, trinkets and on and on.....

My one question is why do we trade with one communist country and not
another? The embargo should be done away with before Hugo extends his
rule to Cuba and makes it a possession of Venezuela.

[MattAMatt]

WTF is China? You know, that country that we buy so much of their toxic
junk...ie pet food, baby formula, drywall, trinkets and on and on.....

My one question is why do we trade with one communist country and not
another? The embargo should be done away with before Hugo extends his
rule to Cuba and makes it a possession of Venezuela.

China and Russia have both moved towards capitolism and are half way accross the world from the US. Cuba has done nothing of the sort and is 100 ft from the US. Not a good idea.

[MattAMatt]

Castro Quotes:

“I am a Marxist Leninist and I will be one until the last day of my life.”

“If Mohammed can’t go to the mountain, the mountain will go to Mohammed,”

“put an end to the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people that is taking place while the world stares in amazement.”

“It’s important that our people know that they (the U.S. mission) aren’t here just to give out visas but rather to wage war, to openly conspire against Cuba, openly and without hiding it.”

“Hugo, nothing can stop you now,”

Castro is a poison pill for our relations with Central and South America. He is a vocal enemy and does everything he can to stir up hatred for the US.

[mwillman]

Please do you have any idea how fast Cuba would start looking like china and Russia if we just talked to them.
MattAMatt your mind set is so 1964 and Castro is almost dead. It's time we started dialogue it doesn't mean we are going to bed with Castro.

Why is everything so fucking extreme with you people. There's no middle ground with any of you right wingers anymore. We are forced to remove you from the political landscape because you wont compromise on anything any more.

When Franken becomes senator we will have our 60 senate votes and you right wingers will mean nothing to anyone.

[Smurf-Herder]

Please do you have any idea how fast Cuba would start looking like china and Russia if we just talked to them.
MattAMatt your mind set is so 1964 and Castro is almost dead. It's time we started dialogue it doesn't mean we are going to bed with Castro.

Why is everything so fucking extreme with you people. There's no middle ground with any of you right wingers anymore. We are forced to remove you from the political landscape because you wont compromise on anything any more.

When Franken becomes senator we will have our 60 senate votes and you right wingers will mean nothing to anyone.


Then Fascism will have total control, with no checks and balances.

[Dale escondido]

Why is everything so fucking extreme with you people. There's no middle ground with any of you right wingers anymore. We are forced to remove you from the political landscape because you wont compromise on anything any more.


I wish conservative were really as close in thinking as YOU GUYS on the left believe, we would be quite a force then.
The commie loving, give everyone a hug left, is so diverse, if it feels good do it.
Hows that for a generalization .
And yes Cubas been in the penalty box long enough:hi:

[doctordog]

While I hate to agree with most of you, it is ridiculous to continue to enforce
the ban on Cuba. The original purpose was to deny economic benefit of our
trade because it is a communist country. This resulted in a flood of refugees
that have taken over huge parts of Fla, and Cuba is still a communist country.

WTF is China? You know, that country that we buy so much of their toxic
junk...ie pet food, baby formula, drywall, trinkets and on and on.....

My one question is why do we trade with one communist country and not
another? The embargo should be done away with before Hugo extends his
rule to Cuba and makes it a possession of Venezuela.

Damn right CS, we need CIGARS!:D

[Smurf-Herder]

Damn right CS, we need CIGARS!:D

I heard today that would be a crisis for domestic cigar manufacturers - another bailout in the making.

[doctordog]

I heard today that would be a crisis for domestic cigar manufacturers - another bailout in the making.

they just need to get their shit together.

[Smurf-Herder]

they just need to get their shit together.

They can't compete, unless they're allowed to import virgin Cuban Tobacco.

[Mason66]

Castro is on his 11th American president since he's been in power and everything about our embargo and idiotic position on Cuba has resulted in abject failure.

It hasn't accomplished one damn thing.

Obama is smart to attempt to forge a new relationship with Cuba.

Are you saying Obama sent only black representatives to Cuba to talk on his behalf?

If he did then that shows more about him than he wanted to show.