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Cuba: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (I)

José Martí in Central Park in Havana's Central Park in New York

Fighting of Cuban democracy turned into a long contest. On the one hand the Democrats, the other enemies of freedom and some deluded and gullible supporters. against each other for over half a century. Today is a forgotten fact that at the beginning of this struggle the Cuban Democrats were confident that victory was just around the corner. opposition in 1960 I thought for sure no doubt that the United States would not allow a communist Cuba 90 miles from its shores.

From the beginning Cubans cost us work efforts to design our own strategic framework. Has always dominated the dependence of the United States, the current view, the analysis of this. In the present circumstances continue with the same trend. Not that we Cubans except among peoples. The lack of a long-term vision is common.

Our vision is biased due to geographical proximity and the influence U.S. history. often we have confused our interests with those of our northern neighbor. We have been betrayed or frustrated when Washington has not acted as we want. We have great confidence in country has its own priorities, sometimes in conflict with ours. We have been stalwarts of a nation when he has seen fit has given us back looking for your convenience.

This affinity with the United States has also had positive aspects. Allowed us to achieve in this country have a considerable influence. Cuban exile today is the most important factor in the formulation of U.S. policy toward Cuba. Negligible power. Without the pressure of Cubans living in the United States would have been easier for the Castro dictatorship greater support than has been the Western democracies.

As a result of our influence, Washington has insisted that only with political change on the island are possible normal relations with Cuba. Somehow the Cuban influence in Washington has made Common Position of the European Union replaced a previous policy friendly and tolerant of the Castro dictatorship.

In this case we can not ignore the strong solidarity of European countries returning to freedom after the collapse of the USSR. The fact is that eventually the United States and the European Union have been moving toward a less differentiated view of how to deal with the tyranny in Cuba.

The descent of Cubans in American politics was not the result of a plan but a process of assimilation. the extent that the Cubans were getting U.S. citizenship and their children reached the age of majority in the Cuban issue United States was Cubanised. Prior to this phenomenon Washington handled the Cuban question in accordance with their interests alone. The Cuban exiles were pawns of the Cold War.

As the exiles began to have its own political power was no longer controlled the CIA that its efforts in combating Castroism. They were exiles who began influence policy and activities in Washington on Cuba.

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