Republicans are still fighting the cold war
Hurricanes Gustav and Ike have combined to be, by far, the worst hurricane damage Cuba has ever suffered. Some 200,000 people have been left homeless, with hundreds of thousands more needing temporary accommodation.
The hurricanes are not political. They were natural and have caused much greater human suffering on Cuba than they did in Texas. Russia, Spain and Brazil have already sent planes carrying humanitarian aid and more is expected from regional ally Venezuela.
How do the Republicans respond to this human suffering and the opportunity to warm relations with a cold-war foe - perhaps leading to normalized relations some day? By sticking with the same old political rhetoric. They steadfastly refused to even temporarily relax the 1962 policy of complete embargo of Cuba. They will not even allow Cubans to BUY reconstruction supplies.
Alleviate human suffering? Take a step towards world peace? Not if there is a political statement to be made instead.
We SO need a change in Washington - get these same old Republicans and their old ideas out.
The hurricanes are not political. They were natural and have caused much greater human suffering on Cuba than they did in Texas. Russia, Spain and Brazil have already sent planes carrying humanitarian aid and more is expected from regional ally Venezuela.
How do the Republicans respond to this human suffering and the opportunity to warm relations with a cold-war foe - perhaps leading to normalized relations some day? By sticking with the same old political rhetoric. They steadfastly refused to even temporarily relax the 1962 policy of complete embargo of Cuba. They will not even allow Cubans to BUY reconstruction supplies.
Alleviate human suffering? Take a step towards world peace? Not if there is a political statement to be made instead.
We SO need a change in Washington - get these same old Republicans and their old ideas out.
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