<p>"then its Cuba's fault for not having another viable economy to export their goods,"</p>
<p>they used to...</p>
<p>I'm not suggesting we have an obligation to trade with them or anything like that. But what I'm saying is it's disingenuous to say, "Look at how poor Cuba is, clearly this proves communism is impossible" when, as you yourself admitted, clearly there are external factors at work in this situation. And also, keep in mind that America has the highest standard of living in the world. Most countries and people's way of life is going to look destitute compared to us (2 car per household norm, 3+ bedroom houses, razrs, etc etc etc). I am curious to see how Cuba fares in comparison to countries that were in a similar position 50 years ago.</p>
<p>And also, I'm not suggesting this is going on right now with Cuba, but if I knew that people in a country were starving and dying thanks to my trade embargo, I'd say, "To hell with politics."</p>