tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post8196724052669026789..comments2023-11-16T03:57:05.158-05:00Comments on The Cuban Triangle: Odds and endsPhil Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06724525896667349935noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-60297647000575578362009-09-23T16:56:07.204-04:002009-09-23T16:56:07.204-04:00yes i think the same as Alex. if China is making t...yes i think the same as Alex. if China is making the same thing than it is ok and if it is in Cuba than put sanctions?? then i wish that there where no <a href="http://www.solocigars.com" rel="nofollow"> cuban cigars</a> they should be china cigars????Rodneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-50111968012128699472008-04-24T22:18:00.000-04:002008-04-24T22:18:00.000-04:00not to defend the state department spokesperson, (...not to defend the state department spokesperson, (i disagree wholeheartedly with his feeble defense), but the folk who call him brain dead are just bitter red necks. <BR/><BR/>I love it how the fly -overs dismiss everything people more educated than they are say.. its a weird type of populism that exists in the USA - red necks know best - intellectuals should be dismissed. That's been the mantra for the past 8 years (and fox news)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-62616234595925752672008-04-23T09:09:00.000-04:002008-04-23T09:09:00.000-04:00it's not hard to explain if you have a brainit's not hard to explain if you have a brainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-83695238165173520632008-04-22T22:59:00.000-04:002008-04-22T22:59:00.000-04:00It is true that the US now has the ball in their c...It is true that the US now has the ball in their court. With Cuban restrictions coming down, the US must decide whether to allow tourist visas freely and risk an influx, or to continue to hand-choose based on political criteria.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-75936673459710886122008-04-22T16:47:00.000-04:002008-04-22T16:47:00.000-04:00Thanks Phil!I can see why it's such a pickle for M...Thanks Phil!<BR/><BR/>I can see why it's such a pickle for McCormack to explain why China is ok and Cuba isn't. But the reverse is also true: just because China has liberal economic policies doesn't mean we have to forget the political repression. It's bad in Cuba and bad in China.<BR/><BR/>As for the "massive influx" coming to the US, somebody please tell the reporters there's still a US visa needed. Way to do their homework.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652590368824681564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-9519757076693851682008-04-22T09:59:00.000-04:002008-04-22T09:59:00.000-04:00laugh laugh yuk, yuk...brain-dead reporters "grill...laugh laugh yuk, yuk...brain-dead reporters "grilling" equally brain-dead State Department flak on Cuba.<BR/><BR/>flak should have mentioned that 34 of 35 countries in western hemisphere are democracies. flak should have mentioned that 34 out of 35 countries signed interamerican democratic charter. this is the western hemisphere...there are democratic standards here. what don't they get about that????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-84559831722537940652008-04-22T07:38:00.000-04:002008-04-22T07:38:00.000-04:00I love your pictures, good blog!I love your pictures, good blog!Steve Ballmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03700148299332589776noreply@blogger.com