I don't think you understand what an embargo is. The USA isn't blockading Cuba; they're free to trade with other countries like Venezuela or whatever. International trade requires the consent of both parties, and there's no moral or legal obligation to trade with a hostile foreign power (or allow our financial systems to be used to facilitate such trade).

The embargo would likely end soon if the Cuban government takes basic, simple steps like introducing open multiparty democracy, free market capitalism, and freedom for political prisoners. These steps would obviously benefit all Cubans so there's no possible reason to delay making those changes regardless of their impact on international trade.

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cogman10 9 hours ago | parent [-]

The US enforces the embargo by cutting trade with any country doing trade with Cuba. It's not just a simple embargo between the US and Cuba, it's one that forces a country/company to make the decision "trade with Cuba or trade with the US".

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nradov 8 hours ago | parent [-]

Yes, exactly. Countries are free to make that choice. They can't have their cake and eat it, too.

	▲	Tadpole9181 34 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		> The US isn't blockading Cuba That's what you said, but it is a just a coy semantic game by any real interpretation. The US took extra measures and went out of there way to strong arm any potential trade partners. No sane or responsible nation would give up trade with the US and major parts of it's hemisphere of influence (Europe, Japan, Korea, etc) to access an island with nothing to offer in an inconvenient place. The US, out of spite, demolished the Cuban economy and then spent decades beating the corpse for good measure long after the fight was over or justified. Last I checked, they basically only got access to meaningful trade from Venezuela and China for a few decades, right?