Point/Counterpoint: The Road to Free Cuba is Paved with Good Intentions…
by Eric Driggs on September 19, 2007 in Opinion
I spent much of my summer in Miami, locked in a strange dance of furious rumor and tense waiting. For a Cuban-American, rumors about Fidel Castro’s health are nothing new, but the most recent ones have been noticed far beyond Miami. Democratic presidential candidates discussed American policy options to hasten a free Cuba: Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton favors maintaining current policy until Castro’s demise changes the landscape; Senator Barack Obama proposed new measures, which, while well-intentioned, could hamper efforts towards a freer society in Cuba.
