Cuba

There was a vote in the UN the other day concerning Cuba. The resolution was a demand for the US to stop it's embargo of Cuba and allow it to begin to take care of it's people. The issue isn't new to the UN. In fact, this is the 14th year in a row that this has come up, with similar results. This year, the vote was 182-4. Three nations voted with the US, with one abstention. Four nations didn't vote.

What in the hell is it with the US that we cannot get over Cuba? Just how are they going to do any damage at all to this country? They have no military to speak of. A significant portion of the island nation's people live in abject poverty. There hasn't been an economy of any note for decades. Why is it that we persist in punishing those people? The argument that the government is corrupt is simply a red herring. We have a corrupt government. Just in case anyone was wondering, I. Lewis Libby was indicted. Congressman Tom DeLay, was indicted. Senate Majority Leader Frist is under scrutiny by the SEC. A whole raft of people are under investigation by the Abramoff Grand Jury. Seems pretty hypocritical, doesn't it?

We have gotten past Germany, Japan, Italy, even Viet Nam. Perhaps it is time for the folks in this nation to apply a little pressure to Congress to remedy this affair and put Cuba back into the league of nations.