See world response to US invading Iraq. Maybe it will shed some light on it. Oh wait, "a majority of other countires do not approve of ..."
You get the picture -----Original Message----- From: Tangorre, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 11:24 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Castro Takes A Digger 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:5:132366 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
