Cuba and U.S. again

Ernest Hemingway lived in Cuba from 1939-1960.
Recently his house and more importantly his boat (the same one that inspired his nobel prize wining novel The Old Man and the Sea) have been listed as one of the National Trust for Historic Preservation endangered sites, it is also the first one outside of the United States.
Interestingly enough it lies in Cuba.
Bush has conveniently denied any financial backing raised in the U.S. to be used on its restoration because that would "helping" Cuba. Because of U.S. lack of funding Cuba will be taking care of monetary costs, while instruments will be brought in from the U.S.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/03/30/cuba.hemingway.boat.reut/index.html

I can't help, but think how Bush is helping his case when he denies money that would essentially benefit the U.S. such as this case, and in the case of Cuba's winning money from the WBC that would have been donated to victims of Katrina.