I
am telling my friends I fully support the approach President Obama has just
adopted concerning Cuba.
It
is time, indeed, to look at the relations with that country with the eyes of
today and not with the perspective that has shaped our past.
It
is easier to change the situation if we engage. Presence is influence. Presence
is a launching pad to support change. And the people of Cuba are eager to see
change in their country. Raul Castro understands it but he is constrained by
his own personal history, his political relationships and the power base that
keeps him at the head of the Party. But even he keeps stating the old things he
is at the same time creating the conditions for a more democratic and more
prosperous Cuba. We should be able to understand that.
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