So you think they will open up Cuba soon or...

[JT Rock]

Is the cell phone and natives allowed to stay in the resorts just a tease to make token efforts of lifting the oppressive rules..

I heard cuba is such a beautiful place with great culture, be nice if they loosened up the political noose and the US lifted our restriction to enter without recourse..

Thoughts?

[Howlin Mad Missy]

Does the US trade with China?

[El Kabong]

Does the US trade with China?

.....there are a BILLION people in China Missy


I am of the opinion that Cuba will want to open up trade with the US and the US may want to trade a little bit with them just to slowly get them ready for the full scale capitalism that will come crushing down on them after this old guard of Commies pass away....I don't think they have many young people to help in that country politically if they did have good young commies there then Castro would have handed power over to them and not his brother who's old as dirt himself

[Howlin Mad Missy]

I believe you shut the doors on them because they're commies, however in China where there's money the US is more than happy to trade with. Being a red seems to matter less when green is involved

[JT Rock]

Figured I get better response and conversation over this topic... I mean my understanding is most live in the dark ages still, how great for them to be able to have their economy stimulated as well as enjoying some of the better modern conviences

[X]

Cuba is already open - we can go there whenever we want and stay where we want and do what we want while there (within reason). We can buy any Cuban goods and sell any goods to Cuba.

Do you think they will open up America soon or........

[Wayne]

I'll never understand how we can trade with China but not with Cuba. The only reason I can think of, which still doesn't make sense, is the proximity of Cuba to this country and the Cuban Missile Crisis which has been over for well over 40 years. Sorry, but between the two, we have much more to fear from China than Cuba. And Cuban chicks are HOT.

[X]

The only reason I can think of, which still doesn't make sense, is the proximity of Cuba to this country .

But we then think that Vladimir Putin is being unreasonable at not being delighted at having Ukraine and Georgia as full-fledged NATO members, with US missiles based there.

Misslie Crisis part 2 anyone?

[Wayne]

Restrictions in China are being loosened to get rich Cubans to spend money. A lot of those restrictions, like the cell phones and resorts, are for things most Cubans can't afford. If these products and services are utilized enough then they will become more affordable for everyone. What I don't understand is who was going to these resorts before?

Anyone hear about the old American woman who won't leave? She was there in the 60s, her husband and her owned this place when they told everyone to get out. They stayed and her husband died some years ago. She's in her 90s or so and her family back in the states can't get her to leave.

[JT Rock]

Cuba is already open - we can go there whenever we want and stay where we want and do what we want while there (within reason). We can buy any Cuban goods and sell any goods to Cuba.

Do you think they will open up America soon or........

not true,

Travel to Cuba by US Citizens

The US gets pissed if we go

[X]

It's a crazy world, run by idiots .... I think we are violently agreeing !!

[amat]

There was a fair bit of money in Cuba too, at the time of the blockade, Cuba accounted for 5% of all US trade and like 40% of Florida exports were going to Cuba so it was pretty substantial.

My dad smokes cigars and he is obsessed with this topic as Cuban cigars will go down in price after this. He searches every day, spends as much time reading articles about the blockade as I do on here. Obama has been open about relaxing the Cuban laws and thinks that letting U.S. dollars into Cuba will work against the Castro regime, as it would make the citizens of Cuba less dependant on the Government.

I hope they do it, Cuba has some really good athletes. There was a fascinating article in Sports Illustrated shortly after Castro resigned about the sports in Cuba. Castro was a huge sports fan and knew he couldn't compete with capitalism when it came to guns and ammo, so he did it through his sports and it was through sports that he championed his beliefs. Castro never had a statue built of himself but always had posters printed out of him in a baseball uniform or him in boxing gloves, his favorite player ever was Joe DiMaggio I believe. I'll try to find the article, excellent read.

[JT Rock]

I'm talking about going in there no bullshit locals not getting harassed nothing just in and out and move about as you please and take it all in

[El Kabong]

I believe you shut the doors on them because they're commies, however in China where there's money the US is more than happy to trade with. Being a red seems to matter less when green is involved

When someone parked nuclear missles 90 miles off of our coast you're not super eager to help them in any way, shape, or form.

China is crap but #1 They have a ton of our debt and #2 there are a BILLION PEOPLE THERE and what better way to destroy them than with McDonald's and Coca-Cola We might as well bomb them with ho-ho's and twinkies!