Blog #5

Since 1963, travel and trade has been halted with Cuba due to their Communist actions. 

Fidel Castro, at the age of 81, does not have as much impact as he once did; he just recently resigned as President. Even though Castro technically isn't the head of power anymore, and his power has began to dwindle, I don't believe that the United States should lift the embargo. 

First, I believe that the lift of the embargo would add to illegal drugs coming into the states. With the large killing sprees occurring in Mexico due to the cartels, I don't see any need for raising a new potential drug ring. 

Second, I don't see a need for the United States to go into business with a Communist country. What does Cuba have that the United States already doesn't; all I can think of is Cuban cigars! The article best describes how I feel about a lift of the embargo: "Tourism dollars spent in Cuba will inject more oxygen into the dying Castro regime." It would be a poor choice for America to poor money into such dangerous and ruthless hands! 

In conclusion, I don't like the idea of the United States becoming all "buddy buddy" with Cuba. There are too many "what ifs"; no one really knows what would happen if we were to lift the embargo! Those who are wanting to travel to Cuba should find somewhere else to travel. There are plenty of Caribbean islands and far away places that are probably just as interesting, if no more interesting, than Cuba. The only way I would ever lift the embargo with Cuba is if Castro was gone and I knew their state of communism was kaput.