tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post5909866812612188258..comments2023-10-22T05:51:58.898-04:00Comments on Soob: Cuba: The Legacy that Bush Forgot.Jay@Soobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208597218366281778noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-83488220924644345762008-04-05T17:50:00.000-04:002008-04-05T17:50:00.000-04:00ymarsakar,I'm speaking less in terms of geo-politi...ymarsakar,<BR/>I'm speaking less in terms of geo-political efficacy and more in line with the Bush administrations rather dour legacy. While normalized relations with Cuba wouldn't exactly be a saving grace for the Bush legacy it would at least be a silver lining. Further, as the policies of Hugo Chavez continue to catch up to him and destabilize his regime the symbolic quality of a normalized and quasi-capitalistic Cuba could be the final kick in the ass that Venezuela needs to unseat him. So I'd have to disagree with your assertion that Cuba is of little more importance than that of naval strategy.<BR/><BR/>Munz, to my knowledge the only resistance to Cuba's cell phone restrictions was a network in which the haves (Cubans who were allowed the cell phones) formed something of an umbrella for various havenots by including them in their cell plans. I.E. Cuban A (the privileged chap) has five or six cell phones that he lends out to un-privileged Cubans B,C,D,E, and F.Jay@Soobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208597218366281778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-38989174900345331792008-04-03T07:06:00.000-04:002008-04-03T07:06:00.000-04:00This is a good post Jay. I wonder if there was an ...This is a good post Jay. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if there was an underground phone phreak/hacker type movement in Cuba that tried to break in and use the mobile cells within the country?Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10588546748297924666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-86466857701073332452008-04-03T02:13:00.000-04:002008-04-03T02:13:00.000-04:00America gave away the land of Cuba at least twice....America gave away the land of Cuba at least twice. They have little interest in it except to use it as a naval base.<BR/><BR/>Oil and the Middle East, with the Arab mentality and skill sets, are far more valuable as Bush sees it, to America's long term image and force projection capabilities.<BR/><BR/>Chavez, like all Hitlers and Stalins, will only push if they think they will get away with it. Iraq and Afghanistan will decide how far people think they can push America and get away with it.Ymarsakarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246906722493964175noreply@blogger.com