We've seen this movie many times before.  It starts with a country giving Cuba a line of credit or going around the US embargo.  It is followed by high expectations that Cuba will change once Cubans in the island greet foreign tourists or Spaniards build hotels. However, the movie always ends the same way: Cuba can't pay the loans and Cubans are still living in a repressive state. We've seen that movie several times since the collapse of the Soviet Union in '92. Just ask all of the countries who've had to reschedule their loans to Cuba or just forgive old ones. The Miami Herald has a great editorial about US and Cuba" "Suddenly, there appears to be movement, or at least the start of a conversation, regarding policy toward Cuba on the part of the European Union and Americans interested in the welfare of the Cuban people. This is a healthy development. No policy should be declared sacrosanct and off-limits for periodic review, particularly those framed during the...(Read Full Post)