The US slapped sanctions on two Cuban officials and a military unit on Friday, marking the Biden administration’s third round of Cuba sanctions since anti-government protests took place in the country in July.
The US Treasury Department said the measures targeted two officials in Cuba’s Ministry of Interior, and the Tropas de Prevencion, a military unit under Cuba’s Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces.
Considering Cuba has been under a US embargo for over 60 years, sanctions on the country’s government officials and military have virtually no impact. But the measures do symbolize that the Biden administration has no plans to ease sanctions on Cuba or take steps towards normalization with Havana.
The Obama administration eased some restrictions on Cuba, but since the trade embargo wasn’t fully lifted, they were easily reversed by Trump. As a candidate, President Biden vowed to return to an Obama-era Cuba policy, but he doesn’t seem to have any plans to fulfill that promise.
One simple way Biden could help people in Cuba is by lifting sanctions on remittances, which would make it easier for Cuban-Americans to send money to their families. Western Union shut down its money sending service to Cuba last November due to sanctions imposed by the Trump administration. Biden has said he’s setting up a “working group” on Cuba remittances, but so far, nothing has changed.
Well, isn’t that just plain great. But Biden is a proven liar; I’ve hated him ever since, in a bid for sympathy while running as Vice President, he lied about the circumstances in which his first wife and child were killed, destroying the life of the truck driver whom the late wife pulled out in front of by claiming said truck driver was “drunk”. He was in no way at fault.
Is Biden perhaps so senile that he doesn’t realize what a liar he is?
WHAT IS THE POINT of continuing sanctions on Cuba, a nation which provides better health care and education for its populace than does Amerikkka?
Just ask Amerikkka and Isra-he’ll, the only two nations in the WORLD to vote in favor of continuing to sanction Cuba. May the Goddess bless the Cuban people.
Yes Biden IS totally senile, which is exactly what the Elites want. He should be in a residential care home. What happens if this POS has the TV remote in one hand and the Nuclear Button in the other hand ? Maybe he wants to change channel to Fox.
But Cuba is sooo close to the USA. Cuban army is going to kill us all!!! The Communists are going to take over!!! So ridiculous.
Cuba sends doctors all over the world to aid other countries. Obama was correct to open up barriers. Trump so wrong to put them up again.
US world policy: when you do not know what else to do or do not want/dare to change course try sanctions.
Who was our last President who did not sanction or otherwise try to intimidate other countries? Jefferson? Or Coolidge?
Threatening other countries seems to have become an inheritance passed on from president to president and Congress does not have the guts to stop it.
The modern version of threato-mania was started by Teddy R.
I’ve always been puzzled by the Amerikkkan need to hate another nation.
I suppose we need a distraction from our own pathetic government.
Cuba is kind of used to sanctions; as long as ’60’s retro is in with foreign policy, why not another Bay of Pigs?