Comments on: Obama Sends Message to Cuba

By: allen wade

allen wade — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:56:39 +0000

I think gushy43 should move to Cuba…….. I will pay for the one way ticket!!

By: T. CHRISTOPHER

T. CHRISTOPHER — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:33:41 +0000

I don’t know how you see them as a partner or why you care about their proximity, but I guess we can just ignore the fact that there are thousands of Americans who fled here when the first Castro took office leaving behind everything they owned only to get away from the government you’d like to make our partner. Make sure to ignore the fact that thousands more attempt to defect here each year at the first opportunity available to them.

By: gushy43

gushy43 — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:34:57 +0000

I applaud the President for trying to open up a dialogue with CUba. They are one of our closest geographic partners. We have continued this embargo for far too long over ill will and ignorant policy.

By: annemarie

annemarie — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:26:51 +0000

No it is not acceptable. It is a direct violation of an act of Congress. The Executive Branch cannot unilaterally break an embargo, but he can determine who he talks to, unless the Congress has directly prohibited him from doing it.

By: kingleo

kingleo — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:36:11 +0000

Is this really acceptable? Do we want our President dealing with Castro? Even if it is this Castro? I thought we needed Congress to approve that stuff?