In the last nine months, the White House has drastically eased sanctions, lobbied Congress to lift the embargo and prematurely removed Cuba from the State Sponsor of Terrorism list—all without placing so much as one precondition on Havana
Raul Castro’s demand for Gitmo plus reparations show Cuba still a prime enemy
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Late last month, Cuban General Raul Castro stood before the UN General Assembly to berate the U.S. and demand a host of concessions from Washington. Topping his list of demands: return the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay, and pay “reparations” for the decades-long trade embargo against the regime.