tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post6668416683288273290..comments2023-11-16T03:57:05.158-05:00Comments on The Cuban Triangle: Two superpowersPhil Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06724525896667349935noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-87766387026101953152008-06-05T18:11:00.000-04:002008-06-05T18:11:00.000-04:00Superpowers? Check this quote from Kaplan's articl...Superpowers? Check this quote from Kaplan's article in Slate, today:<BR/><BR/>"No matter who is elected this November, the next president will have to take extraordinary steps to translate this global reach into power and influence—to restore American leadership. One of the main challenges in this effort will be to prove to others that this leadership is desirable.<BR/><BR/>The new reality is that to a degree we haven't seen in our lifetimes, the United States is a normal country—a very powerful country, but normal nonetheless: not a superpower. A presidential visit, in this light, is not such a big deal. Or, to the extent that some countries might still regard it as a visitation from on high, it may be just the jolt to get things moving."Ernestohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02630047305717804429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-12146198961377989962008-06-03T21:14:00.000-04:002008-06-03T21:14:00.000-04:00There are plenty of reasons to change our policy i...There are plenty of reasons to change our policy in respect to Cuba, falling behind Brazil or any other country is not one of them. <BR/><BR/>Just because the embargo is the wrong way to go does not mean that kowtowing to Raul is the proper course - there has to be a middle way. Ultimately our policy should be to pursue our best interests and our interests are a stable Cuba that is open to reform and increasingly utilizes democratic mechanisms to gauge the will of the people. Otherwise, sooner or later, the place will explode for one reason or another.<BR/><BR/>Hey anonymous! I've said it once, I've said it a million times. If you miss mami so much then go there and stay there. There is nothing stopping you. You got a free pass to stay here while millions of Mex, Haitians, Asians risk all and leave all to make a life here. So put up or shut up. Stop your whining.theCardinalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516626925971733209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-44917275982841675812008-06-03T20:18:00.000-04:002008-06-03T20:18:00.000-04:00America, let me visit my mother in habana, ya!!America, let me visit my mother in habana, ya!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-76214172527643297992008-06-03T18:34:00.000-04:002008-06-03T18:34:00.000-04:00I think this is very smart on the part of Cuba, I ...I think this is very smart on the part of Cuba, I read somewhere. Great idea to spread your risk around instead of depending on one partner like Cuba did in the past.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com