Wednesday, January 28, 2015
On December 17th, President Obama announced a deal with Cuban dictator Raul Castro -- pursuant to 18 months of secret negotiations -- in which he gave a whole lot of concessions for very little in return.
Last week, we detailed how Obama's Cuba deal had gone from bad to worse.
It's now officially hit rock bottom.
During a speech today in Costa Rica, Castro stated that his regime would not cede "a millimeter."
Moreover, that the "normalization" of relations would not advance until Obama met a series of further concessions.
In Raul's own words:
"The re-establishment of diplomatic relations is the beginning of a process toward the normalization of bilateral relations, but this will not be possible while the blockade remains in effect; the territory illegally occupied by the Guantánamo Naval Base is not returned; the radio and television broadcasts breaching international rules and regulations do not cease; and, adequate compensation is not paid to our people for the human and economic damages sustained. If these issues are not resolved, a diplomatic rapprochement between Cuba and the United States would not make any sense."
Thus, either Raul Castro lied to Obama -- or Obama misled the American people about the terms of his deal with Castro.
Last week, we detailed how Obama's Cuba deal had gone from bad to worse.
It's now officially hit rock bottom.
During a speech today in Costa Rica, Castro stated that his regime would not cede "a millimeter."
Moreover, that the "normalization" of relations would not advance until Obama met a series of further concessions.
In Raul's own words:
"The re-establishment of diplomatic relations is the beginning of a process toward the normalization of bilateral relations, but this will not be possible while the blockade remains in effect; the territory illegally occupied by the Guantánamo Naval Base is not returned; the radio and television broadcasts breaching international rules and regulations do not cease; and, adequate compensation is not paid to our people for the human and economic damages sustained. If these issues are not resolved, a diplomatic rapprochement between Cuba and the United States would not make any sense."
Thus, either Raul Castro lied to Obama -- or Obama misled the American people about the terms of his deal with Castro.
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