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Not since  President Dwight Eisenhower imposed a most unique punitive
economic,  commercial and financial embargo against Cuba in February
1962, has there  been a meeting of a President of the US and Cuba,
which has sucessfully  defied for 46 years endless attempts by
successive Washington administrations  to suffocate its revolution and
have Fidel Castro cry to "Uncle  Sam".

In contrast to her Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton,  an
intellectually challenging, charming and tenacious candidate,
continues  to engage in a words game on engagement with Castro's Cuba.

Obama, on the  other hand, went on record last February in a televised
debate to tell  America and the world that he would "move quickly"
toward a meeting with  President Castro's replacement.

This position, unique for a US  presidential candidate, was consistent
with Obama's previously expressed  commitment to hold direct talks with
controversial world leaders of nations  such as Syria and Iran, viewed
as hostile to the US.

While the very  articulate Hillary Clinton engages in a word game about
wanting to first see  "evidence of change in Cuba" (a reference to the
Cuban political system)  before commiting herself to a meeting, as
president, with her Cuban  counterpart, Obama, has declared with
characteristic eloquence:

"If we  (presidential candidates) think that meeting with the Cuban
President is a  privilege that has to be earned (by him), I think that
reinforces the sense  that we stand above the rest of the world..."

Now, some four months later  and with greater momentum building for his
presidential campaign, there seems  good cause to keep watch for a
Barack Obama/ Raul Castro meeting.

The  optimism would be greater should the Democrats end up with a
historic and  formidable Obama/Clinton ticket for November.

Copyright 2008 All rights  reserved. Trinidad Express

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