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No, the US is not imposing secondary sanctions on Cuba (that's where we force every other country to sanction someone we want to sanction). We do impose such sa
by elil17 4y ago
No, the US is not imposing secondary sanctions on Cuba (that's where we force every other country to sanction someone we want to sanction). We do impose such sanctions on other countries such as Iran.
- nimbius 4y agotechnically we tried to do that during the sixties but europe, canada, mexico, and a host of other countries eventually came to realize the embargo is washingtons petulant tantrum over the fact they not only couldnt overthrow castro in a decade, they also couldnt assassinate him or his character to any meaningful effect whatsoever. We nearly normalized relationships with Cuba under the Obama administration but the next president in office immediately rescinded the olive branch and our current octogenarian in chief apparently still has a warm spot for the cold war as well.
- logifail 4y agoExcept that since 1 March 2011 anyone who has visited Cuba is no longer entited to enter the USA on an ESTA, they need a visa: "The vast majority of UK visitors to America enter through the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation – Esta. This is the swift, cheap and easy online permit. But the US government insists that any visit to Cuba since 1 March 2011 disqualifies British holidaymakers from the Esta scheme."[0] My parents have been to Cuba, and to the USA, although their long-haul travelling days are behind them. Q: What's the point of this policy? [0] https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/cuba-visa-esta-us-holidaymaker-b2204237.html https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/cuba-vi...
- bombcar 4y agoIt seems either to try to lean on other countries or an attempt to appear "tough on Cuba" to a portion of voters without actually doing anything that really harms relationships with other countries.