... all contribute to the campaigns of US pols who support keeping sanctions.
Of course, w/o the US sanctions then the pols who "represent" the farm belt and other states that would benefit from Cuba trade would not have the 50+ year old funding stream for their campaigns.
For US reps (and, some Cubans in the hierarchy of the Cuban gov't), it's not about freedom. It's not about trade, its about the maintaining of power and the benefits thereof.
Cuba is great allies with most all of the Caribbean nations, yet most all of those nations govt's heavily fund the campaigns of pro sanctions US pols.
Nothing has changed, except who it is we are distracted with at the moment. Yoani, now.
I've said this all along here on DU, its about US campaign funding for both sides of this issue - which is a mix of Dems and Repugs. No sanctions = no pro/con sanction platforms upon which to raise money. The mewling exiles and their minions in DC are excellent loudmouthed cover.
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