Obama Lifts Some Cuba Travel Restrictions

So Cuba is an evil communist dictatorship that throws people in prison for what they might be thinking, they are bad and we should only have limited contact with them, right? Anyone want to go to China? Name your destination and book your travel through any travel agency. It's not like they are an evil communist dictatorship that throws people in prison for what they might be thinking.

"What was done is done? War sucks and poeple lose vested interests all the time when they are in the way of the new regime." The US will not forget what happened, and neither will the Palestinians. Funny how those grumpy groups won't give up the bone.

I support free travel to Cuba. I see no reason to "punish" the people of Cuba by denying them the benefits of an American tourist trade simply because our government has had issue with their government. As others have noted, America has long had commerce with countries who operate under a governmental form different from our democratic republic; I don't see where Cuba should be the exception.

As for the restoration of properties seized by the Castro administration; I don't see that happening. Plain and simple -- war sucks and people lose vested interests all the time when they are "in the way" of the new regime. There's no point holding onto resentments and past grievances. What was done is done; now it is the time for Cubans (both in Cuba and in the U.S.) to move forward in an effort to create a better country for themselves and their descendents.

And... if the thought of increased trade and humanitarian outreach is not enough to sway the skeptics, then what about the old adage, "Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer"? Cuba is only 90 miles off of our southern-most shores. Russia and China have too long had influence on Cuba. It's time that the U.S. stepped into the party.

When did Cuba give back all the property it stole from American businesses, its casinos, its banks, etc.??????

We do business with China so why not Cuba? They are both dictatorships. The only difference is China lets us come in and make money. Cuba won't. Cuba expropriated
land from its citizens when Castro came to power. Many of them came here and are
still angry as they should be. China marched into Tibet, took over, and is still there. They have told Taiwan if it declares its independence they will attack it.
One suspects Taiwan would give them a bloody nose. They also lay claim to the Spratley islands. But Wal-Mart is cleaning up there. We complain about China and then buy its goods. Solve that one. The world won't end if we start doing business with Cuba.

I was very glad to hear Obama lifted some of the Cuba restrictions. Punishing a nation's citizens for the rogue behavior of its rulers is never going to do any good. However, it is also important to ensure anything that monetarily or otherwise benefits a nation's people is not stolen by its government.

We don't do business with Castro government and the Communist Party but, everything brought and used in the United States is made in Communist China. Mr President I know your making strides to show this country is not the hypocrits many believe we are.

Well, how nice for Cuba. Now we can send tons more money out of the country. Why doesn't the President do something great for the American people, and lift the moratorium on oil drilling. Oh yeah, I forgot. The American taxpayers sent a couple billion to Brazil so they could further develop THEIR oil drilling industry. We aren't allowed.........too bad for the environment. Guess Brazil will leave a smaller footprint.