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Why should USA trade only raw materials, when it does not need any?

aaomidi 5y ago
It's not the US. The US threatens to sanction any country doing business with Cuba. It also heavily limits who can do business with Cuba. The US is a massive economic force basically pushing Cuba to adopt a political model that the US wants.
- hooplah 5y ago
  Have you spoken to any person who escaped Cuba? I bet you haven't, because they'll all tell you they escaped because the oppressive regime, not because of poverty. The sanctions are there for the same reasons we have sanctions against North Korea, trading with murderous regimes is condoning their actions. Listen to the protests and the Cuban people, you may learn something. Hint: they're chanting "freedom", not "relieve sanctions". They're protesting their government, not ours. But please tell me more how the Cuban people are uninformed and you understand the conflict better.
  - aaomidi 5y ago
    > 6 days ago account And yes I have. Cuba's regime is shit - the embargo is also shit. America's argument with Cuba would work better if they weren't suffocating them.
    - hooplah 5y ago
      What does my account age have to do with anything I've said? Congrats you noticed my name is green, now stick to the discussion, don't attack me. We shouldn't condone Cuba's regime by allowing trade and enriching them further without getting something for the people of Cuba in regards to liberty.
- Turing_Machine 5y ago
  > The US threatens to sanction any country doing business with Cuba. No, they don't. Canada, right next door, has a vast amount of trade with Cuba. No "threats" are in play.
  - aaomidi 5y ago
    https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-global-trade-cuba-united-states-jack-ma-2858fbaa2dd5460fa2988b888fc53748 https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-global-trade-cuba-... You're wrong.
    - alentist 5y ago
      No, they're not. Cuban officials say the cargo carrier of Colombia-based Avianca Airlines declined to carry the aid to Cuba because its major shareholder is a U.S.-based company subject to the trade embargo on Cuba.
      - aaomidi 5y ago
        Yes. That's how threats of sanctions work.
        alentist 5y ago
        No. Cuba trades with China, Spain, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. https://oec.world/en/profile/country/cub https://oec.world/en/profile/country/cub
- alentist 5y ago
  > The US threatens to sanction any country doing business with Cuba. It also heavily limits who can do business with Cuba. That's a lie. Cuba trades with China, Spain, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and the Netherlands.
  - ErneX 5y ago
    Yup, Spain has luxury hotels in Cuba. Hotels which by the way cubans cannot afford or are even allowed to step foot in.
- dragonwriter 5y ago
  > The US threatens to sanction any country doing business with Cuba. No, it threatens to impose legal liability on any company doing business in Cuba using expropriated property. Which is a bad enough policy that it doesn't require exaggeration.

It's not the US. The US threatens to sanction any country doing business with Cuba. It also heavily limits who can do business with Cuba. The US is a massive economic force basically pushing Cuba to adopt a political model that the US wants.

hooplah 5y ago
Have you spoken to any person who escaped Cuba? I bet you haven't, because they'll all tell you they escaped because the oppressive regime, not because of poverty. The sanctions are there for the same reasons we have sanctions against North Korea, trading with murderous regimes is condoning their actions. Listen to the protests and the Cuban people, you may learn something. Hint: they're chanting "freedom", not "relieve sanctions". They're protesting their government, not ours. But please tell me more how the Cuban people are uninformed and you understand the conflict better.
- aaomidi 5y ago
  > 6 days ago account And yes I have. Cuba's regime is shit - the embargo is also shit. America's argument with Cuba would work better if they weren't suffocating them.
  - hooplah 5y ago
    What does my account age have to do with anything I've said? Congrats you noticed my name is green, now stick to the discussion, don't attack me. We shouldn't condone Cuba's regime by allowing trade and enriching them further without getting something for the people of Cuba in regards to liberty.
Turing_Machine 5y ago
> The US threatens to sanction any country doing business with Cuba. No, they don't. Canada, right next door, has a vast amount of trade with Cuba. No "threats" are in play.
- aaomidi 5y ago
  https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-global-trade-cuba-united-states-jack-ma-2858fbaa2dd5460fa2988b888fc53748 https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-global-trade-cuba-... You're wrong.
  - alentist 5y ago
    No, they're not. Cuban officials say the cargo carrier of Colombia-based Avianca Airlines declined to carry the aid to Cuba because its major shareholder is a U.S.-based company subject to the trade embargo on Cuba.
    - aaomidi 5y ago
      Yes. That's how threats of sanctions work.
      - alentist 5y ago
        No. Cuba trades with China, Spain, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. https://oec.world/en/profile/country/cub https://oec.world/en/profile/country/cub
alentist 5y ago
> The US threatens to sanction any country doing business with Cuba. It also heavily limits who can do business with Cuba. That's a lie. Cuba trades with China, Spain, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and the Netherlands.
- ErneX 5y ago
  Yup, Spain has luxury hotels in Cuba. Hotels which by the way cubans cannot afford or are even allowed to step foot in.
dragonwriter 5y ago
> The US threatens to sanction any country doing business with Cuba. No, it threatens to impose legal liability on any company doing business in Cuba using expropriated property. Which is a bad enough policy that it doesn't require exaggeration.