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President Barack Obama unveiled a new U.S. policy toward Cuba on Wednesday as part of a deal that brought American Alan Gross home in exchange for three convicted Cuban spies. As he has done so often in the past, Obama tried to channel the perspective of America’s enemies and critics, as if his job were to act as a neutral mediator instead of defending U.S. interests and values. In the course of his address, Obama told American ten major lies, both of omission and commission.
1. No mention of the Cuban missile crisis.
2. Suggesting that the president can establish a U.S. embassy on his own.
3. No mention of Cuba’s role in repressing democracy abroad.
4. Suggesting that Cuba does not support terrorism.
5. False claim that the U.S. is to blame for lack of information in Cuba.
6. False promise to consult Congress on Cuba, when his administration broke that promise.
7. False claim that Cuba agreed to release political prisoners as part of a deal with the U.S.
8. False commitment to principle of changing policies that do not work.
9. Conflating the collapse of the Castro regime with the collapse of Cuba.
10. Falsely identifying the U.S. as a colonial power.
8. False commitment to principle of changing policies that do not work. “I do not believe we can keep doing the same thing for over five decades and expect a different result.”
2. Suggesting that the president can establish a U.S. embassy on his own. “Going forward, the United States will reestablish an embassy in Havana and high ranking officials will visit Cuba.” An embassy needs to be funded by Congress, and needs an ambassador to be approved by the Senate. None of that is going to happen–nor should it, especially after the disastrous experiment in re-establishing an embassy in Syria, which Obama did in 2009, to no good effect whatsoever.
4. Hacking Sony, a Japanese owned company, is not a "cyber attack on the US" and it actually took place far before the President's speech. The whole thing is a complete stretch and also, not a lie.
6. "As these changes unfold, I look forward to engaging Congress in an honest and serious debate about lifting the embargo" The embargo hasn't been lifted and while he has some leeway, Obama can't lift the embargo himself. Not a lie.
7. Raul Castro promised the Vatican and Spain 4 years ago that all political prisoners would be released. This obviously didn't happen in the last 4 years. How is this a lie?
0. "Others have seen us as a form of colonizer intent on controlling your future" Again, this is not a lie. Ask some others.
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a reply to: interupt42
So out of curiosity
1. why do you think the Republicans care so much about an embargo with Cuba?
no opinion
2. What is your view on the republican controlled congress being intertwined or thrown into this decision?
The full Republican Congress isn't installed yet
3. Why are you so anti democrat and so pro republican? At least that is my perception of your post and threads? Not attacking you , but genuinely curious on this apparent bias to me?
It's anti-Corruption. I'm not a Republican or Democrat. Democrats in power display more corruption and Authoritarianism. Proven many times.
originally posted by: xuenchen
a reply to: neo96
Obama Flashback: ‘If you don’t like my policies, go out there and win an election.’
I guess many people have done that.
Especially last month
originally posted by: NoRulesAllowed
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Actually it is since theatres are American owned
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You know who the owner of AMC is, right? Oh the irony!
It's anti-Corruption. I'm not a Republican or Democrat. Democrats in power display more corruption and Authoritarianism. Proven many times.
a reply to: interupt42
However, I'm surprised that you have no opinion on the republican embargo point of view but care so much about the democrats point of view and their lies ?
Funny how he doesn't feel the same way about, gun control,tax the rich,social programs,etc.
Hell his parties ENTIRE platform.
We will see soon enough if this "New Deal" will benefit the Marxist Cuban Government more than it will benefit the Cuban Citizens. Enough foreign Corporate interests could benefit both to a point.