Thursday, December 18, 2014

Obama rescues communism in Cuba


Thomas Lifson    "A perfect storm was brewing that could have meant the end of communism in Cuba.  The more than half century of hemispheric Cold War was about to pay off.

"And now President Obama has short-circuited this historic opportunity.  The regime is no doubt already telling its people that the Yanquis have capitulated and accepted the legitimacy of the regime. There is no point holding out the hope of change that has been so carefully nurtured for decades."  Read more:

The Castros Finally Hit the Jackpot  "Candidate Barack Obama said that, as president, he would talk to anti-American dictators without precondition. He didn’t mention that he would also give them historic policy concessions without precondition.

"His surprise unilateral change in the U.S. posture toward the Castro dictatorship came without even the pretense of serious promises by the Cubans to reform their kleptocratic, totalitarian rule."  Read more:  RICH LOWRY

NRO: Obama Acts on Cuba   "Here are four names, long forgotten, that should be noted today: Armando Alejandre, Carlos Costa, Pablo Morales, and Mario de la Peña. They were three U.S. citizens and one permanent resident. They were pilots with Brothers to the Rescue, the outfit that looks for Cuban refugees, as they are stranded or desperate on the sea.

"On February 24, 1996, the four pilots were shot out of the sky by the Cuban dictatorship’s forces. The planes were in international airspace at the time. The Castro government killed the men simply because they were trying to help innocent Cubans." ...
Political Cartoons by Gary Varvel

Don't wish for Hillary to do better at running the country:

  • Hillary Praises Obama's Cuba Deal
  • Hillary Decries ‘Excessive’ Law Enforcement, ‘Brutal’ CIA

Che Guevara and Fidel Castro Pictures In Alan Gross' Lawyer's Office
 Now this makes sense: From 2008: "Barack Obama won’t wear an American flag on his lapel, but on the wall of his Houston campaign office: a Cuban flag with a picture of Communist mass murderer Che Guevara."



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