Cuban Embargo

May 20, 2002- Permalink

In his speech about Cuba, President Bush said that “Well-intentioned ideas about trade will merely prop up this dictator, enrich his cronies and enhance the totalitarian regime. It will not help the Cuban people.”

Why is it that the US will not trade with 11 million Cubans but will trade with 1 billion Chinese, who live under a regime that frequently, consistently and systematically abuses human rights?

Gee, do you think it’s because there’s more money to be made with China and Cuba’s a “cheaper” country to be all righteous about?