With Cuba in 1960, they started off with a policy of pro US relations. It was the US who rebuffed them and fully supported the anti-Castro terrorists.
Remember the US wanted a puppet state for Cuba that turned a blind eye to the corruption, and the brothels, casinos and other enterprises set up by various American interests. When Castro declined to cooperate (as Batista did) that's when it became US policy to over throw him. Until I studied the topic in high school, I never knew that organized crime activities were significant American overseas interests. larry On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 11:03:53 -0500, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You want a happy, helpful US? You better be one of two things: > > 1) A democracy or > 2) A communist nation of 1 billion people, and a GNP so enormous as to > compel us to overlook your rampant human rights abuses. > > Unfortunately, Cuba is neither. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 10:57 AM > Subject: Re: Castro Takes A Digger > > > So to punish Cuba for its effrontery, wanting to chart a course that > > was independent of the US, they've been punished for the last 40 > > years. > > > > If the US isn't so frightened by Cuba, then why the sanctions? > > > > larry > > > > > <snip> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes by Ben Forta http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=40 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:132324 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
