Thread: Official: Not the time to ease Cuba restrictions
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Old 02-22-2007, 03:25 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Antithesis View Post
It's not going to turn democratic, either. This embargo is obviously hurting Cuba, and if it's not, then why do we keep it?
Embargoes against countries with totalitarian regimes NEVER hurt the regimes. They only hurt the people.

The hope is that the people will rise up and overthrow the regime, but that doesn't often happen.

Iraq would be a case in point - and yet another example of United Nations stupidity.