Trump denounces Cuba, will restrict travel and reinstate embargo - Polidicks

[img]http://thehill.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumb_small_article/public/article_images/trumpcuba_garrett.jpg?itok=7kYVTPyi[/img] [url]https://mic.com/articles/180084/donald-trump-will-once-again-restrict-tourist-travel-to-cuba#.o3CP0mdHs[/url] [url]http://thehill.com/policy/international/337998-trump-to-restrict-cuban-travel-and-trade-policy-report[/url] [quote]President Donald Trump is set to reinstate much of the United States' trade embargo with Cuba on Friday, once again restricting tourist travel to the Caribbean island and banning companies from doing business with any entity tied to the Cuban government, Politico reported.[/quote] [quote]“I will seek to promote a stable, prosperous, and free country for the Cuban people. To that end, we must ensure that U.S. funds are not channeled to a regime that has failed to meet the most basic requirements of a free and just society.” “The oppressors of the Cuban people are the Cuban government who have increased repression on the island against dissidents and Ladies in White since re-establishing diplomatic relations," the White House said in a statement to Politico. "Prior to that, it was not clear to some if the Obama policy toward Cuba would work; today it is clear that the Obama policy toward Cuba does not.” Trump will make the announcement in a speech in Miami following the administration's full review of current U.S. policy.[/quote] [t]http://i.imgur.com/f6LGMKN.png[/t]

Ridiculously stupid motherfucker.

Give me a single actual reason as to why this has a point I dare anyone [editline]15th June 2017[/editline] outside of 'because its something obama did'

Okay, seriously. Fuck this guy.

the art of the deal, folks!

[QUOTE=J!NX;52363857]Give me a single actual reason as to why this has a point I dare anyone [editline]15th June 2017[/editline] outside of [B]'because its something obama did[/B]'[/QUOTE] that's basically the only reason dude.

Oh for fuck's sake. We had once chance to topple the Castro dictatorship and democratise the country and this orange motherfucker ruined it. That's YEARS of diplomatic effort down the drain.

Worst part is that I'm not even surprised he did this.

Jesus christ I was really hoping he'd be too distracted by Comey to actually go through with this. -sigh- are you [I]at least[/I] going to reinstate wet-foot-dry-foot?? Probably not. He doesn't give a fuck about the cuban people. So thanks dude you've put them in an even worse position than they were in before. Fuck you and every rusty cactus you rode in on.

Why? We don't have to revert [I]everything[/I] back to when America was """""great""""". I don't see a reason why he bothers doing this besides pointless regression or pointless Obama spite

i hate to be that dude to pull the brakes on the trump-hate-train but isn't cuba kind of still a massive corrupted shithole that regularly abuses its authority over the population in almost all aspects of life? like yeah i get the notion that befriending cuba might help the democratization process but the country has been right in the thick of it during the cold war and managed to completely reject any and all american influence, political and cultural (even military operations). so im not really sure that lifting the embargo would do anything other than legitimize the shitty cuban government.

So today we get diplomatic wrecking ball Donald. Nobody let him call Israel until tomorrow when we get olive branch Donald with a side dish of Twitter preening. Or maybe tomorrow we'll get Butthurt Over The Election Donald? I want to get off El Manos Diminutas' Wild Ride. [editline]15th June 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=Melnek;52363915]i hate to be that dude to pull the brakes on the trump-hate-train but isn't cuba kind of still a massive corrupted shithole that regularly abuses its authority over the population in almost all aspects of life? like yeah i get the notion that befriending cuba might help the democratization process but the country has been right in the thick of it during the cold war and managed to completely reject any and all american influence, political and cultural (even military operations). so im not really sure that lifting the embargo would do anything other than legitimize the shitty cuban government.[/QUOTE] Because the embargo's definitely helped democratize Cuba? Do you think Trump's got some sort of revolutionary plan at solving the Cuba problem that Obama didn't think of and that somehow every past President who enforced the embargo didn't think of? Be honest.

[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;52363916]Because the embargo's definitely helped democratize Cuba?[/QUOTE] in what way? [QUOTE=elixwhitetail;52363916]Do you think Trump's got some sort of revolutionary plan at solving the Cuba problem that Obama didn't think of and that somehow every past President who enforced the embargo didn't think of? Be honest.[/QUOTE] no

what dimension of chess is this?

[QUOTE=Melnek;52363930]in what way?[/QUOTE] That's sarcasm, Melnek.

I.. I don't understand..

What the fuck, man? How is this making America great?

I feel like he's only doing it so that it seems like he's actually getting something done. I mean, it's easier to destroy a house than it is to build it.

Playing 1-dimensional Connect Four.

this is just what we need

Fucking retard.

[QUOTE=nulls;52363938]what dimension of chess is this?[/QUOTE] I think it's on the fifty twelfth dimension.

[QUOTE=gufu;52363954]That's sarcasm, Melnek.[/QUOTE] i'm fucking retarded i read that sentence as a remark that lifting the embargo helped cuba democratize, so i was wondering how exactly

[QUOTE=Melnek;52363930]no[/QUOTE] So, Trump is just... making shit worse for Cubans again, after a temporary reprieve... for no reason? It's consistent with his behaviour, at least. Mr. Trump, how does this make America great again?

[QUOTE=Melnek;52363915]i hate to be that dude to pull the brakes on the trump-hate-train but isn't cuba kind of still a massive corrupted shithole that regularly abuses its authority over the population in almost all aspects of life? like yeah i get the notion that befriending cuba might help the democratization process but the country has been right in the thick of it during the cold war and managed to completely reject any and all american influence, political and cultural (even military operations). so im not really sure that lifting the embargo would do anything other than legitimize the shitty cuban government.[/QUOTE] There's a lot of countries we have problems with, but unless their government is an impending danger to the US we don't need to impose sanctions or whatever on them. I mean for fucks sake the fucker is pulling deals with plenty of insults to the concept of human rights in the middle East. If we should denounce any countries because of their government it should be those.

I feel like there hasn't been one day we've gone without him sticking his fingers into something for like zero reason.

[QUOTE=Pascall;52364002]I feel like there hasn't been one day we've gone without him sticking his fingers into something for like zero reason.[/QUOTE] Blame the WH staff that put covers on all the electrical sockets.

[QUOTE=The cheese;52364009]Blame the WH staff that put covers on all the electrical sockets.[/QUOTE] okay that one made me laugh thank u

[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;52363993]So, Trump is just... making shit worse for Cubans again, after a temporary reprieve... for no reason? It's consistent with his behaviour, at least. Mr. Trump, how does this make America great again?[/QUOTE] how is it making shit worse for cubans when they've managed just fine for the past half century of being under embargo, with state-controlled industries and a wide (yet shitty) economical network that primarily relies on self-sufficiency? [QUOTE=Fapplejack;52363996]There's a lot of countries we have problems with, but unless their government is an impending danger to the US we don't need to impose sanctions or whatever on them. I mean for fucks sake the fucker is pulling deals with plenty of insults to the concept of human rights in the middle East. If we should denounce any countries because of their government it should be those.[/QUOTE] so why do you disagree with the notion that cuba should be under embargo or at least, punished in one way or another by the US/international community for its abuse of power against cuban citizens, and your only issue is the fact that other authoritarian regimes are still being supported by the US (aka exactly what obama did, and what the american government has been doing ever since the cold war)

This is the man who was caught trying to get around the embargo to open a business there illegally, and now he's reinstating the embargo for no reason other than "I want to erase Obama's legacy!".