Well, Ollie, this is another...
fine mess our government has gotten us into. Just what the hell was JFK thinking? Cuba is the same distance from Miami as my front door is from Disney World. Relations with Castro should have been repaired decades ago. Seems we like to send our young men and women to places like Vietnam and Iraq, thinking we can fix things, but ignore our "neighbors." I'm tired of hearing about other countries human rights abuses when our dear USA has a miserable history of screwing Native Indians, African Americans, Japanese Americans, and God knows who else. Gitmo is a glowing example to the world of how we conveniently ignore rights. Yes, they are (supposedly) terrorists, but unless we are trying real hard to mirror China, North Korea and Iran, these folks must receive fair non-military trials. So Castro is retiring and his brother is taking his place. Can we patch things up? I never had a say in the matter. Seems my government decided on their own to make Castro and Cuba "my" enemy. My government decided without any input from me, to prohibit me to buying a cigar from Cuba. Everything else from China is ok. That pisses me off. So, if Obama wants to take a little trip down there and talk to the folks, please, I encourage him to do so.
fine mess our government has gotten us into. Just what the hell was JFK thinking? Cuba is the same distance from Miami as my front door is from Disney World. Relations with Castro should have been repaired decades ago. Seems we like to send our young men and women to places like Vietnam and Iraq, thinking we can fix things, but ignore our "neighbors." I'm tired of hearing about other countries human rights abuses when our dear USA has a miserable history of screwing Native Indians, African Americans, Japanese Americans, and God knows who else. Gitmo is a glowing example to the world of how we conveniently ignore rights. Yes, they are (supposedly) terrorists, but unless we are trying real hard to mirror China, North Korea and Iran, these folks must receive fair non-military trials. So Castro is retiring and his brother is taking his place. Can we patch things up? I never had a say in the matter. Seems my government decided on their own to make Castro and Cuba "my" enemy. My government decided without any input from me, to prohibit me to buying a cigar from Cuba. Everything else from China is ok. That pisses me off. So, if Obama wants to take a little trip down there and talk to the folks, please, I encourage him to do so. 