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Originally posted by Minte
War toy manufacturing is good for the economy..Dow Chemical did quite well during Vietnam..as well as many other fortune 100 companies..plus the idea of "getting rid of Saddam" is sounding a lot like the rhetoric of the 60's...get rid of "Castro"
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Minte,
Good points. The military industrial complex is a formidable lobby in Washington. Post cold war, its not as potent, but its still alive.
Speaking of Cuba, if Dick Armey's recent pronouncements are any guide, the Cuban embargo may be lifted within 3 years. Kinda makes sense in my book, we deal with Communist China and Vietnam, why not Cuba? As for dictatorships, we deal with Musharaff and Mubarak, why not Castro? Indeed, of all Latin America, ONLY CUBA is able to give basic healthcare free of charge to its citizens. Indeed, many Europeans concede that Cuba, despite its many flaws, is an example to developing countries in terms of social spending and priorities. There are other richer developing countries but their people starve and die from the lack of medical care at higher rates than Cuba.......but the US doesn't embargo those regimes.