Good to see you back! I agree with you about the embargo, because it hasn't helped the Cuban people in their fight for freedom. I'm currently reading a history of Cuba during the years surrounding Castro's takeover, and the things he did are appalling.

But I was also a dismayed about the U.S. roll in deserting Cuban freedom fighters in their fight against the dictator. I vaguely remember the Cuban Missile Crisis and Bay of Pigs, but the media disclosed very little if anything about the role we played in how events unfolded.

On another note, Castro's rise to power should be a lesson to us all. I'll be writing more about it when I finish the book.