Re: Bush \"Supports the Cuban People\" While Maintaining Economic Sancti
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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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Huh? They've been in place like 40 years, and they keep the Castro regime *in power*, rather than causing it to "fold".
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Not only have them kept the Castro regime in power, they very nearly caused the end of the world. After the Cuban revolution where Batista was overthrown, Castro was very popular in the US (among citizens obv). Of course, he was very unpopular with large corporations who's business in Cuba he nationalized. He was also unpopular with the government, partially because of those large corporations lobbying them, but also because at that point nationalist=communist in their eyes. Cue US sanctions and refusal to make trade agreements with Cuba, which then pushed Cuba towards the Soviets. And from there we have the Cuban Missile Crisis, which came unbelievably close to ending the world.
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