Why not? What is it accomplishing? Looking at some of the past votes in the U.N. it seems that a majority of other countires do not approve of the embargo.... I guess what I really don't understand is why the determination by the U.S. to continue to enforce something that causes more harm than good.
Michael T. Tangorre > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 2:17 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Castro Takes A Digger > > Its also US policy to apply economic sanctions to Cuba, and > to try and force other nations to do the same. For instance > periodically a Canadian subsidiary of a US is charged with > violating the Cuban embargo, even though its perfectly legal > in Canada to trade with Cuba. > > As Gel said, the US doesn't want to leave them alone. > > larry > > > On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 10:45:33 -0700, Ken Ketsdever > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We aren't in Cuba nor are we providing any assitance. I > think they would be happy if we were allow them to sink or > swim. But our imposing embragos and trade sanctions are > probably viewed as an anchor around their neck. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tangorre, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 10:24 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Castro Takes A Digger > > > > > From: Ken Ketsdever [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > I fail to see the relevance of the US pulling out of all > countries > > > in a discussion about Cuba. > > > How does that affect US Cuban relations or Cuba at all? > > > > ...."They're asking for the United States to get their nose out of > > their > > > > business, and to lift the sanctions imposed BY the United > States which > > prevents them from progressing to the 'next step' " > > > > I was drawing a connection to Cuba as another country who wants us > > out, but then if we were to leave would cry help... It's a lose > > lose... The point is we spend way to much time and money on other > > people. Lift the sanctions, let Cuba sink or swim because surely we > > can spend the time, money, and energy on something more beneficial. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=38 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:132361 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
