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Discuss why Israel voted no, despite having a few very limited informal diplomatic and economic relations. Discuss why Colombia and Ukraine abstained.
Republican Senator Rick Scott proposed a US naval blockade of Cuba or Venezuelan Ports to force Cuba to drop its support of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela.
Discuss the US Embargo, a US naval blockade of Cuba or Venezuelan Ports. The Cuban doctors US asylum program should it reinstated or not. Cuban doctors working overseas for the Cuban government. The Cuban rationing system, US Cuban immigration policies, you can compare other nations immigration policies as it relates to Cubans and non Cubans, it is allowed under NS Rules.
Discuss all Cuba US and Venezuela related issues pro and con.
The Cuban embargo has not worked because the Cuban regime of Cuba trades with almost all nations of the world, has economic, political and cultural relations with almost all nations of the world. Canada, All European nations, Germany, Great Britain the UK, France, Italy, Hungary, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Mainland China and other nations. Receives at least 4 million tourists per year from these nations and other nations.
It is clear the western style democratic nations don't care about democracy in Cuba, but they care about democracy in Venezuela and other nations to an extent.
Cuban embargo has not worked because the Cuban regime trades with almost all nations of the world
The Cuban embargo has not worked because the Cuban regime trades with almost all nations of the world and receives Cuban American family remittances and care packages including food, goods, medicines and even toilet paper from Cuban Americans and Cubans all over the world.
Source Yahoo:
https://news.yahoo.com/cuba-gets-suppor ... 47610.html
UN votes overwhelmingly to condemn US embargo of Cuba
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — In a slap to the United States, the U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution Thursday condemning the American economic embargo of Cuba and rejected proposed U.S. amendments strongly criticizing the lack of human rights in the island country.
Resolutions adopted by the 193-member world body are unenforceable, but they reflect world opinion and the vote has given Cuba an annual stage for the last 27 years to demonstrate the isolation of the U.S. on the embargo.
It was imposed in 1960 following the revolution led by Fidel Castro and the nationalization of properties belonging to U.S. citizens and corporations, and two years later it was strengthened.
The General Assembly's vote on the Cuban-sponsored resolution on the "Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba" was 189-2 with no abstentions. The U.S. and Israel voted "no" and Moldova and Ukraine did not vote.
In earlier separate votes on the proposed U.S. amendments, Ukraine and Israel were the only countries to join the U.S. in voting "yes" on all eight measures while the Marshall Islands backed one amendment. Some 114 countries voted against the amendments and about 65 abstained
The proposed amendments expressed serious concern at the lack of freedom of expression and access to information in Cuba and the prohibition on workers' right to strike. They called on Cuba to fully grant its citizens "internationally recognized civil, political and economic rights and freedoms," to establish an independent civil society and to release people detained for exercising their human rights.
Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez called the U.S. embargo "a flagrant, massive and systematic violation of the human rights of Cuban men and women" and denounced what he called the politicized U.S. amendments.
"The government of the United States doesn't have the least moral authority to criticize Cuba or anyone when it comes to human rights," he said.
Rodriguez accused the U.S. government of committing "crimes against humanity," pointing to its dropping of the atom bomb in Japan in World War II, waging wars that "caused the death of millions, many of them innocent," and carrying out what he claimed were "extrajudicial executions, kidnapping and torture." He also accused the U.S. of violating the human rights of its citizens, singling out Afro-Americans, Hispanics, minorities, refugees and migrants.
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Vot Post and discuss all pro and con options - 10 Option poll and 5 pro or con options to choose from, you may Vote Post your own option please indicate it clearly Vote Post: xxx and I will count it in from time to time on a vote Poll Post while giving you credit. But as the OP of the thread I will reserve my judgement if the vote post fits the thread, but your post is still your post.
01 - As long as the committees for the defense of the revolution CDRs exists in Cuba, their will not be any real western style democratic changes in Cuba, discuss, vote and post views and comments.
02 - Cuba is already a democratic nation, with a new democratic constitution and doesn't need to change its political system, discuss vote and post views and comments.
03- US should do a US naval blockade of Cuba, nothing goes in or out until cuban regime falls from within and out and if a new Balsero Rafter Crisis occurs, discus vote and post views and comments.
04 - The US should negotiate its economic and political differences with the Cuban government, not a US naval blockade of Cuba, discuss vote and post views and comments.
05 - The only way to end Cuban government support for Maduro in Venezuela is for US naval blockade of Cuba and or Venezuelan ports, discuss vote and post views and comments.
06 - The only way to end Cuba's support for Maduro in Venezuela is through diplomatic relations talk discuss vote and post views and comments.
07 - We support the US economic embargo on Cuba, discuss vote and post views and comments.
08 - We oppose the US economic embargo blockade on Cuba, discuss vote and post views and comments.
09 - The US should restore the Cuban doctors asylum program, discuss vote and post views and comments.
10 - The US should not restore the Cuban doctors asylum program for my reasons - and for Cuban government supporters it is an insult to the Cuban democratic revolution and a brain drain on Cuba, discuss vote and post views and comments.
ModEdit:
I have done the OP the favour of cleaning up his poll by removing the extraneous 'discuss vote and post views and comments' line from every single poll option.