The business community had some success in persuading Bill Clinton to loosen travel rules and sign a law allowing trade in food and medicine. But George W. Bush was not nearly as persuadable. He tightened travel rules; restricted humanitarian, agricultural and religious missions that Clinton routinely permitted; and even limited the travel of Cuban-Americans to see relatives on the island. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
Solid look at the intricacies of US policy regarding Cuba and the various interest groups that have clout on the issue in strength disproportionate to their numbers.
Before we move forward in our relationship to Cuba, we should look back as well, to the role US government and business enterprises in the economy and government of Cuba, and any impact that may have had on the Cuban revolution and evolution into an anti-American state. After 58 years of embargo, it is clearly time to reconsider and revise our policies. While there's nothing quite as deliciously gratifying as a bitter and long-standing grudge, the reasons this one began are far ... More »
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