Quote Originally Posted by Strickland View Post
There is a very good article in last Foreign Affairs about the failure of US foreign policy in Cuba, and the way ahead....
Here's the link: Fidel's Final Victory, Foreign Affairs, Jan-Feb 07
...Even as Cuba-watchers speculate about how much longer the ailing Fidel will survive, the post-Fidel transition is already well under way. Power has been successfully transferred to a new set of leaders, whose priority is to preserve the system while permitting only very gradual reform. Cubans have not revolted, and their national identity remains tied to the defense of the homeland against U.S. attacks on its sovereignty. As the post-Fidel regime responds to pent-up demands for more democratic participation and economic opportunity, Cuba will undoubtedly change -- but the pace and nature of that change will be mostly imperceptible to the naked American eye....