The United States has had less than friendly ties with the Communist country Cuba for sometime now. The last time I heard of United States citizens traveling to Cuba as tourists was on an old I Love Lucy TV show, probably about the same era of this travel poster I have included.
There is not only a travel ban between America and Cuba, but also a trade embargo. The United States ended trade with Cuba back when it became under the communist dominion of Fidel Castro, in 1959. There were not only anxious relations between the USA and Cuba, but also the Soviet Union, which was also Communist in the days of the Cold War. Unlike the USSR, Cuba has survived as a communist nation into the twenty-first century.
Today, with so many Hispanic immigrants, tolerance, and globalization, some think it seems silly to keep things with Cuba tied off. (Come on, USA, just loosen up and be nice to your neighbors to the south!) That's what our new President, Barack Obama, thinks. A new Bill introduced to the Senate, which he supports, would do just that.
I think that the United States much stand on the principles which our founding fathers should on as well. We are a nation of free people, Lady Liberty stands tall from our shore. A Democratic nation, like the United States of America, should not acknowledge a extreme left, Communist country as they should not give their heart-felt support to terrorist groups. Each group hinders the people of their country, causing more damage, instead of building a brighter future. The relations with Cuba should change when the people have the freedom to change their government.
I am so excited for the day when the Cuban people can praise God for the disbandment of their Communist Government. I think that our world is wonderful in the fact that it is ever changing and that there are always people around the world trying to make it better. I pray to God that the activities and diplomacy of United States and Cuba will reflect His glorious desires for this world.
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