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Politics : About that Cuban boy, Elian -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: X Y Zebra who wrote (7861)	6/28/2000 6:00:00 PM
From: Machaon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9127

<< 1. You can not compare Hitler with Castro (in terms of available resources AND times). >> In terms of what??? Why restrict the comparison to resources and times? A despot is a despot is a despot. Of course, the level of evil can be different. It is called "dealing with the devil". Now, don't tell me that I can't compare Castro with the Devil. <g> << 2. Neville Chamberlain was a weak leader in addition of suffering of denial of plain facts to see. >> Plain facts? Perhaps in hindsight, but when Chamberlain came back to Britain with a blood soaked peace treaty with Hitler, he was given a hero's welcome. How about the current "denial of plain facts to see" regarding Castro. Many Americans want to have a normal relationship with Castro, a brutal dictator!? << 3. Today, Castro has nothing. He is an old fart with illusions of [former] grandeur. He has played the US like a fiddle; his one ace disappeared with the extinction with the Soviet Union. He represents no risk to national security. >> Today, Castro is one of the richest men in the world. His people have nothing. He played the US like a fiddle? What did he accomplish? Nothing, except keeping his people in poverty and making himself a wealthy man. But, he didn't get wealthy by "playing the US like a fiddle". No risk to national security? Why is that? Is Castro stable? Would you trust Castro to not have small nuclear arms at his disposal? Timothy McVeigh showed how much damage a couple of nuts can do. Castro has a lot of agents in the U.S. << 4. Normal relationships do not mean, "give away the store". It means open the door and listen to what the other guy has to say. It is worse to continue with current policies. >> Let's keep the embargo and just tape Castro's 8 hour long, rambling speeches. Then, if you want to listen to what Castro has to say, you can listen to the tape while on the toilet. That way, you would have a good place to dispose of it. <g> << Frankly, I see Mexico as a larger "national security risk" than Cuba could be. For two reasons: 1. Drug traffic. 2. The illegal immigration disaster. >> UGH! Don't remind me...... << 3. There have been Latin American leaders, (such as Somoza in Nicaragua), and Stroesser in Paraguay, to name a couple, that were no kinder garten teachers. In their own right these "leaders" were as "evil" as Castro himself. >> I agree. << So what do I think of normal relationships with Cuba ? I wish it would happen and allow THE PEOPLE of both countries to have more contact with each other. Both sides will find that after all, Cubans are not as bad as the extreme right would have us believe, nor Americans are the Imperialist that the Castro propaganda machine has the Cuban people convinced of the case. >> A puzzling statement. Most understand that it is not the people(s) that are bad (except for those that are brainwashed), but the government. But, "normalization of relations" means that you have to do deals with the treacherous government in Cuba, who owns everything and makes all the rules. The only way to do this, is to have restrictions and safeguards and never to turn our backs on the Cuban government. Not an easy task. It would be easier to have normal relations with a rabid wolf. Tazio, good note!