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Originally posted by RACooper


Sometimes politics can cause more damage that the hurrincance

For example Castro is pretty pissed off (at least judging from the news conference) because the offer of 1600 Cuban medical personal trained in disaster relief has been pretty much ignored or rebuffed by the State Department.

Why would you turn down a genuine offer of humanitarian aid, no-strings attached, simply because of political differences.... oh right I forgot what administration is in charge... [/B]

And not to forget the rabidly vociferous and politically powerful Cuba en el Exilio community in South Florida and other large cities... They'd probably complain bitterly that those Cuban doctors are really Communist infiltrators sent to spread unrest among the poor population of New Orleans. Not to mention the 'Trading with the Enemy Act' that practically forbids the U.S. Government to have a one on one conversation with Cuban officials unless it's carefully scripted. While only Presidential authority is only required to change the status of a country from bitter enemy to 'most favored nation', it takes an act of Congress to change anything over the current official status of Cuba.