This letter is a response to the column, "President Obama's visit to Cuba should be the first of many" that ran March 22.
Hi, Ross. Your article about Cuba is interesting. The historical facts, however, do not support your premise that trade and freedom have anything to do with each other when accompanied by a totalitarian government. Visiting there, you are basically allowed to see what the regime wants you to see. Weakening the grip on the Cuban people will only happen if the regime wants it. There are many examples all over the would that contradict your premise. China is one.
Also, you mentioned "no results" after 50 years of failed Cuban policy. The results are these: There are no missiles aimed at the U.S., 90 miles away. Cuba is too poor to aim anything at America. There is nothing we ever received from Cuba we could not do without. And please note that Cuba is far from frozen where they were development-wise when the Castros took over. Cuba was a fairly wealthy country. Now, after 50 years of Castro, it is dirt poor. It will continue until its people do something about it, not America.