“The astonishing thing here is that after the U.S. has tried for nearly 50 years to force a regime change in Cuba by way of economic embargo with no success whatsoever, Obama is one of the few presidential contenders who dares to suggest that it's time to try something different…The U.S. shouldn't lift all economic sanctions on Cuba until the island's regime makes progress on democracy and human rights, but policies such as the travel ban and limits on remittances are simply counterproductive. Score one for Obama.”
--A Los Angeles Times editorial published on Saturday praised Barack Obama’s initiative to lift part of the
As we mentioned last week, the
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Sources- The Latin Americanist,
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