Common Sense: Castro’s Christmas gift
Allow me to add to the chorus of criticism of the Obama administration’s move to re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba. Unless you are an American looking for a new Caribbean beach or a good cigar, the deal was completely one-sided to the Cuban government’s benefit.
The Cuban people will not benefit. The human rights violations will continue, the startling harsh suppression of its people will remain an ordinary way of life and the likelihood that all that’s bad about Cuba will continue just received a shot in the arm from Obama.
Cuba, just 90 miles off the Florida Keys, is by far the closest traditional communist regime in terms of distance. It remains and in fact is growing as a military location for Russian military assets. Its leadership begins and ends with the name Castro. These individuals have done everything from harboring cop killers to funding terrorist organizations. Elderly and not well, the brothers could have been easily waited out.