Obama to allow travel, money transfers to Cuba (AP)

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http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090406/i/r3154706429.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=js0IBXKQuEXu9qu3gCUNyA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090413/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_cuba)AP - President Barack Obama directed his administration Monday to allow unlimited travel and money transfers by Cuban Americans to family in Cuba, and to take other steps to ease U.S. restrictions on the island, a senior administration official told The Associated Press.




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[Madtown HD Junkie]

big decision not getting enough press.
Still can't get cigars yet....

[Nooblet the LEET]

A small step away from a decades long useless measure.

[Bear Paws]

A small step away from a decades long useless measure.
Decades? Try half a century.. This will only put more American dollars in Castro's pockets.... and more oppression and confiscation errr.... taxation of the people.

[msmith198025]

I honestly wonder if we will actually see a large number of Cuban Americans making the trip.

[fallout2600]

If Cuba ever mattered geopolitically it was only during the Cold War as a potential Soviet base. Today the Castro regime is a human tragedy, not a security threat.

[msmith198025]

If Cuba ever mattered geopolitically it was only during the Cold War as a potential Soviet base. Today the Castro regime is a human tragedy, not a security threat.

It is that way now, however they could still be a liability for us. While we do not have to worry about Russia, there are some other countries that would love to have a working relationship with them

[stevenl]

Your right so why dont we?

[fallout2600]

It is that way now, however they could still be a liability for us. While we do not have to worry about Russia, there are some other countries that would love to have a working relationship with them

So just keep the embargo on them while the people in Cuba suffer? We are isolating people that do not pose a threat to us. I just don't see how an embargo is necessary....its not like they are behaving the same as North Korea or Iran.

[msmith198025]

So just keep the embargo on them while the people in Cuba suffer? We are isolating people that do not pose a threat to us. I just don't see how an embargo is necessary....its not like they are behaving the same as North Korea or Iran.

No, I am not saying that. This may actually be a good idea on the part of Obama, I just think we need to use caution in how we deal with them, and how we react to other countries trying to get a foothold there. Perhaps now is the time to open the door though. We will see

[fallout2600]

Gotcha

[Bob Haller]

cuba can use the tourism business, be a good trading partner with the US will keep them in line.

heck i would like to see cuba, and have no connections there

[msmith198025]

cuba can use the tourism business, be a good trading partner with the US will keep them in line.

heck i would like to see cuba, and have no connections there

I have seen cuba from the water. Looks like any other island in the sea down there, actually a pretty place from what I could tell.

[Bob Haller]

I have seen cuba from the water. Looks like any other island in the sea down there, actually a pretty place from what I could tell.

Yeah I have seen it from a cruise ship. Look at most cruise ships they sail AROUND cuba.

Its set to be a popular destination once visiting is no longer illegal........