> Wouldn't it be better to have them as an ally? I strongly suspect the possibility of normalizing relations while the Castros held power would have been impos

> Wouldn't it be better to have them as an ally? I strongly suspect the possibility of normalizing relations while the Castros held power would have been impossible. I had actually expected some progress on this front after they got new blood in a few years ago, but he's much the same, and given their relations with other sanctioned countries like North Korea, and calling Israel a terrorist state, I don't really see much desire for change from either side.