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• In December 2007 Mitt Romney commented on Castro's decision
of not coming back to power saying even if Castro does not come
back Cuba's government will still remain the same brutal regime
it was for the past 49 years.
• He opined that Cuba's youth are still among the constantly
harassed and are subjected to violence and are under the
surveillance for demanding their political freedom. They comprise
the many political prisoners in Cuba today.
• According to him Cuba's future should be shaped by its
freedom loving youth and not Raul Castro or any of the Castro
cronies.
• He said that the US should continue with its present policy
towards Cuba until the country is free from the Castro regime and
all political prisoners are freed and the country becomes a
democracy initiating free and fair elections.
• During a speech in Miami Mitt Romney bungled the names of
Cuban-American politicians and became the object of ridicule.
• He also went further to disappoint the crowd when he
associated Castro's trademark speech ending slogan - 'Patria o
muerte, venceremos!' with a free Cuba. Castro had in fact closed
his speeches with the phrase in English for decades 'Father Land
or death we shall overcome'.
• Romney's fumble was looked upon as potential snags for state
and national politicians trying to navigate the Cuban American
Community in South Florida.
• Mitt Romney stresses that hundreds of Americans fought and
died for Cuba's freedom during President John F Kennedy's rule
and criticized Obama from shrinking from defending liberty in the
America's.
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• President Obama has promised to loosen the restraints on
Cuban-Americans wanting to visit and send money to their
relatives.
• He commented that the US seeks a new beginning with Cuba at
the Summit of Americas at Trinidad and Tobago. The Summit follows
a thaw in relations between the two countries though Cuba did not
attend it.
• Further he said that there is a longer journey to be
travelled to overcome the decades of mistrust but critical steps
have to be taken towards a new day.
• In a speech in Little Havana, Obama said that until there's
justice in Cuba, there's no justice anywhere.
• He is also willing for talks with Raul Castro to strengthen
ties he said.
• Obama supports the embargo but optimists hope that his modest
moves will encourage the Democrat controlled government to do
something bold.
• Obama in answer to a blogger's questions said that his
administration was in the process of engagement with the Cuban
government on issues relating to migration and mail service and
was awaiting response from the Cuban administration.
• Obama's answers have not attained anything remarkable with
Cuba but he is ready to pursue direct diplomacy. He says he isn't
interested in talking for the sake of talking.
• During his election campaign he wrote in an opinion piece in
Miami Herald that 'Cuban American connections to family in Cuba
are not only a basic right in humanitarian terms but also our
best tools to foster the beginnings of grass root democracy on
the island.'
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