The U.S. is back, or at least the U.S. flag is up at the new embassy in Havana.  By the way, I still have memories of the old U.S. Embassy.  It was a very nice building on Malecón Drive, the avenue around Havana Bay. As a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Cuba, and uniquely aware of the tragedy in the island, I was open to negotiations with the Castro regime.  In other words, I was open to a conversation – not the monologue that has taken us to this post.  I was hoping that we could sit down and demand a few things, especially given that Raúl Castro needs this a lot more than we do.  Castro is no longer subsidized by the USSR, credit lines are not available because the regime can't pay back loans, and even Venezuela can't do the oil thing anymore at $45 a barrel. We had all of the cards.  Unfortunately, it was Obama holding the cards for our side.  Yes, I'm talking about the same...(Read Full Post)