Comments on: Let's Cozy Up to Those Who Despise Us! http://capitolcommentary.com/2009/06/11/lets-cozy-up-to-those-who-despise-us/ A smaller government is a better government. Thu, 17 May 2012 15:18:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rados http://capitolcommentary.com/2009/06/11/lets-cozy-up-to-those-who-despise-us/#comment-635 Rados Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:15:48 +0000 http://harrisonprice.com/?p=1306#comment-635 I think you're right - it is more and more looking just like a grudge that just got out of hand. The effectiveness of such actions and their productivity is highly debatable. I think you’re right – it is more and more looking just like a grudge that just got out of hand.
The effectiveness of such actions and their productivity is highly debatable.

]]> By: Harrison http://capitolcommentary.com/2009/06/11/lets-cozy-up-to-those-who-despise-us/#comment-634 Harrison Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:26:26 +0000 http://harrisonprice.com/?p=1306#comment-634 Vietnam was Clinton's call. Although no expert on Vietnam my personal thoughts are that normalization had more to do with its economic size than its human rights record. After all, look at China's human rights record. This is an interesting link on the subject of human rights and Vietnam: http://vietnam.usembassy.gov/relations.html "Engagement" with China was supposed to help push them away from being isolated due to the consumerist influences of the free market but I'm not so sure it has worked out like that. Maybe Cuba is "easy" to punish in some ways but the U.S. is missing out on many opportunities regarding oil exploration in Cuban waters, just as we did with Libya and are with Iran. It's tough to say how much is "grudge" and how much is principle but I think we can all agree that a change of political system in Cuba would benefit everybody except those running the show there now. Vietnam was Clinton’s call. Although no expert on Vietnam my personal thoughts are that normalization had more to do with its economic size than its human rights record. After all, look at China’s human rights record. This is an interesting link on the subject of human rights and Vietnam:

http://vietnam.usembassy.gov/relations.html

“Engagement” with China was supposed to help push them away from being isolated due to the consumerist influences of the free market but I’m not so sure it has worked out like that.

Maybe Cuba is “easy” to punish in some ways but the U.S. is missing out on many opportunities regarding oil exploration in Cuban waters, just as we did with Libya and are with Iran.

It’s tough to say how much is “grudge” and how much is principle but I think we can all agree that a change of political system in Cuba would benefit everybody except those running the show there now.

]]> By: Joe Markowitz http://capitolcommentary.com/2009/06/11/lets-cozy-up-to-those-who-despise-us/#comment-633 Joe Markowitz Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:18:13 +0000 http://harrisonprice.com/?p=1306#comment-633 Is maintaining the embargo on Cuba really the best way to bring change to Cuba? We have not employed such a restrictive policy on many other countries that have shown hostility to the United States, and that also have terrible human rights records. We even have trade and tourism with Vietnam! Our policy toward Cuba seems more like a grudge that has gone on too long. It is at least worth thinking about whether a different policy might be more effective. [rq=6233,0,blog][/rq]<a href="http://www.hopeandchange.net/2009/06/dangers-of-negativity.html" rel="nofollow">What Planet is Newt Gingrich From?</a> Is maintaining the embargo on Cuba really the best way to bring change to Cuba? We have not employed such a restrictive policy on many other countries that have shown hostility to the United States, and that also have terrible human rights records. We even have trade and tourism with Vietnam! Our policy toward Cuba seems more like a grudge that has gone on too long. It is at least worth thinking about whether a different policy might be more effective.
[rq=6233,0,blog][/rq]What Planet is Newt Gingrich From?

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