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Havana Daydreamin’

Results from President Barack Obama’s recent overtures to the Cuban regime are coming in:

In short, Cuba lurches forward with mummified grace, controlled by grumpy old men, devoured by memories of the heroic, anti-American past, and blinkered by decades of rigid belief in the correctness of Communist theology.

Change may be sweeping Washington, but not so Havana. Perhaps, it’s time for Congress and Washington to leave off “Havana Daydreamin” and do something radical, like pass pending free trade agreements with Panama, where a pro-American candidate just won the presidency, or with Colombia, a democratic nation of 44-plus million, with a dynamic economy, and oil, natural gas, coal, and “green” potential far superior to Cuba’s

  • Author: Ray Walser
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May 6, 2009 Spiritof76, New Hampshire writes:

But you have left out the great medical care system of Cuba. Michael Moore is so impressed with the health care in Cuba compared to the oppressive Capitalistic broken down system in the US. Obama will probably apologize more to entice the Cuban leadership to relent a bit for us!

May 7, 2009 MAS1916 - Denver, CO writes:

Obama has been nothing short of a foreign policy nightmare. By his weak and left-wing defense posture, Obama has served as the Taliban’s best recruiter. What better recruiting tool would there be other than a weak adversary who will not defend himself.

Obama has other foreign policy failings, too.. From the closing of Gitmo to the never-ending struggle with North Korea, all have been badly mishandled.

For a bit of a sarcastic take on the President’s foreign policy failings, you can hit:
http://firstconservative.com/blog/top-ten/top-ten-foreign-policy-disasters

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