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Judi Lynn

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5. It's so strange seeing Israel as the only vote in support of the US embargo.

Reply to cqo_000 (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 12:57 PM

Oct 2013

Israel, has it has done for years, has business relations with Cuba, has sent advisors to instruct regarding agriculture in the desert parts of Cuba, has instructed on hydroponics, has sent groups of tourists, has engaged in trade.

Yet they back up the U.S. economic war on Cuba. Doesn't make sense, unless you believe it might have something to do with their fear of losing some of the astonishingly generous foreign aid package they receive annually from the U.S. taxpayers, all dependent, of course, on what political choices they make.

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188 Nations Condemn US Embargo Against Cuba [View all] cqo_000 Oct 2013 OP

wow, still don't know why we are still doing it. gopiscrap Oct 2013 #1

Miami Cubans Demeter Oct 2013 #2

wow that's pretty amazing gopiscrap Oct 2013 #3

Something needs to happen to get them to spread out, resettle Judi Lynn Oct 2013 #4

It's so strange seeing Israel as the only vote in support of the US embargo. Judi Lynn Oct 2013 #5

It's a quid pro quo Paolo123 Oct 2013 #6