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Re: OT: Terry Jones (from Monty Python) on War
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Fred White <[log in to unmask]>
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Fred White <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 12 Feb 2003 16:24:54 -0700
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On Wednesday, February 12, 2003, at 01:40  PM, Wayne R. Boyer wrote:

> In a message dated 2/11/03 11:35:04 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
>
>> I don't know how economically
>> successful Cuba and Iraq would be without the sanctions ...
>
> Cuban sanctions apply only to US oriented trade.  The rest of the
> world deals
> with Cuba/Fidel.  The problem is that communistic/socialistic
> economies don't
> work real well.  Thus Cuba stays poor.  Nothing stopping Cubans from
> buying
> nice new Japanese/German/British/French/etc products other than a lack
> of
> ability to pay the price tag.
>
> Wayne

Good point. But Cuba is in close proximity to the US and could benefit
greatly from US tourism and investments.

FW

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