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Created on: November 13, 2007

The attraction of Cuba IS it's political history. For a country so determined to be self-sufficient without America's complete help, purely as a matter of principle, is of public interest and essential to the tourism industry of which it relies on heavily. Allowing U.S. citizens to travel somehow lessens it's dignity and loses the pride of the country to say, "We can manage without you."

Cuba stands up to the playground bully. To contradict itself by allowing U.S. travellers now sends a message of weakness and the reason why the rest of the world returns to Cuba time and time again will surely die. Do we really want Cuba to blend with the other Caribbean islands as merely a place to get a suntan, or do we offer support in it's political views and ideals and enjoy it's magical history, favouring it over the rest of the Caribbean while we can? Cuban Nationals are proud and they need people to visit for their economy...but not U.S. Citizens!

As we know, Cuba is beginning to accept a little help from America within trade of certain crops. Perhaps U.S. citizens might be allowed to travel with certain permits which prove they have an interest in Cuba politically because this is all about the message the rest of the world receives; it is a message of moral standing, something many of us are losing sight of.

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