Bush \"Supports the Cuban People\" While Maintaining Economic Sanctions
 

What a complete and total douchemonkey. Who the [censored] does he think those sanctions hurt? Castro in his palace? Does Castro go without? I think [censored] not.

Who still buys into this economic sanctions bull [censored] anymore?
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1. Conservatives

2. Mainstream politicians

Obama is more liberal than most on this issue and even he isn't in favor of lifting the entire embargo, just the travel and remittance restrictions. The Clintons are embargo fans and Bill Clinton signed a tightening of the embargo after the Cubans shot down a plane carrying dissidents.

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It HAS to be more than this. Que bono? Who is the special interest group that benefits from keeping Cuba under sanctions, other than Fidel Castro?

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Related question...what would it take to lift the sanction? Is that something that the President can do himself, or does it have to be done by Congress?

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Pretty sure it would be Congress.

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It HAS to be more than this. Que bono? Who is the special interest group that benefits from keeping Cuba under sanctions, other than Fidel Castro?

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Florida is a swing state, and the Cuban immigrants hate Castro. No-one else cares. No presidential candidate is going to throw away easy votes in a swing state.

Replace the electoral college system and the embargo will go away.

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American cigar companies? [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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How long have the economic sanctions been in place and how has it caused the Castro regime to fold?

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Good point. Bush, of course, is not running next time, but the Republicans would crucify one of their own who threw away Florida's electoral votes.

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Pretty sure it would be Congress.

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Could a state legislature technically repeal the embargo in regards to their state, or does the federally impose sanctions trump that?