Presidents And Dictatorships: Double Standard Of Critics Of Obama Change Of Cuban Policy

Presidents of the United States deal with reality, not what they might wish was so.

America has had diplomatic relations with all sorts of terrible people who govern the world’s nations over time.

Latin American dictatorships, including those of Fulgencio Batista in Cuba; Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic; the Duvalier dynasty, father and son, in Haiti; Anastasio Somoza in Nicaragua; and military dictatorships in all of the South American nations at different times, have been accepted by American Presidents.

Our Presidents have dealt with Asian dictatorships, including China beginning with Richard Nixon; and with Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Vietnam, South Korea for decades, Laos, Cambodia, Afghanistan and the former Soviet Republics, now independent, but almost all of them dictatorships.

We have dealt with the Arab nations of the Middle East and with Iran under the Shah, despite their harsh dictatorships.

We have had dealings with African dictatorships of all stripes, including South Africa under Apartheid; and the brutal governments of much of the continent.

Somehow, Cuba has been seen differently, when the governments of many of the world’s nations has been far worse in their oppression than Fidel and Raul Castro.

This is not saying that Fidel and Raul Castro cannot, rightfully, be condemned for their human rights violations, but if human rights was the guide, we would not have any diplomatic relations or trade with 80 percent of the world!

When Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and the two Presidents Bush have embraced, and even endorsed, dictators, it was always seen as no big deal, but when Barack Obama opens up to Cuba after 54 years, it is perceived as a crime of massive proportions, while we willingly accepted the previous harsh dictatorship in Cuba of Batista and his henchmen!

Hypocrisy anyone?

2 comments on “Presidents And Dictatorships: Double Standard Of Critics Of Obama Change Of Cuban Policy

  1. Minds and Times of F. Wayne Johnson December 23, 2014 4:18 pm

    Gee Professor…on a complementary side note, I wonder if Fox News and the other Neo Cons say this is President Obama’s fault too.

    “Stocks pushed further into record territory on Tuesday as the Dow Jones industrial average topped 18,000 points for the first time.”

    “U.S. Economy grew 5% in Third Quarter, its fastest rate in more than a decade.”

    Boy this President is really screwing things up.

    I also want to pass onto you, and your family, the blessings of the season.

  2. Ronald December 23, 2014 4:39 pm

    Wayne, you can be sure Fox News will NOT report this news accurately.

    Happy Holiday Season to you, your family, and all my readers!

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