Obama Policy toward Cuba

In a recent democratic debate, Presidential Candidate Barack Obama insisted that he would be willing to sit down and discuss issues of social justice, poverty, human rights, releasing political prisoners, and freedom of the press. Obama was slammed by his opponents, both Democrat and Republican, as naive and misguided for taking an open stance. Obama, however, countered while campaigning in Texas, saying ``the American people aren't looking for more of do-nothing Cuba policy that has failed to secure the release of dissidents, failed to bring democracy to the island and failed to advance freedom for 50 years.'' Obama's campaign has argued that U.S. policy toward Cuba has failed and that Obama, in addition to engaging Castro, would also make it easier for Cuban Americans to visit family on the island and send them cash remittances.

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