It is curious and a bit tragic that as President Obama courageously and wisely acts to temper 50 years of hostility toward Cuba, the U.S., in conjunction with the European Union, is cranking up hostility toward Russia with punitive measures for its adventurism in the Ukraine. It’s as if nothing was learned from our unrelenting punishment of Cuba. The presumed rationality was that our punitive measures would impoverish Cubans, leading them to dissatisfaction with Castro, and to a demand for leadership more suitable to U.S. preferences. But although our punishment helped hold down their standard of living, Castro gave them …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
