Diplomatic relations Quote by Tariq Ali

From the moment he took office in January of 1961, Kennedy had been eager to settle the Cuban problem without overt military action by…

— Robert Dallek

Fifty years of isolating Cuba had failed to promote democracy, setting us back in Latin America. That's why we restored diplomatic relations, opened the…

— Barack Obama

For more than fifty years, the United States pursued a policy of isolating and pressuring Cuba. While the policy was rooted in the context…

— Ben Rhodes

Cuba was in some ways a de facto state of the United States before 1959, given its proximity and given its neocolonial status.

— Gerald Horne

We sold sugar with the specific conditions established by American buyers, which in turn dominated the internal market and production in Cuba. Now if…

— Che Guevara

“The actions of both sides made it easier for that American wrath to be warranted as retribution of the aggrieved. The early months saw…

— Keith Bolender

“When Kennedy took over from Eisenhower, the CIA spelled out much the same concerns. In July 1961 the CIA observed that “The extensive influence…

— Keith Bolender

The U.S. is re-establishing relations with Cuba. But before President Obama can lift the embargo, it will need approval from the Republican-controlled Congress -…

— Jimmy Fallon

Cuba will find its own way, regardless of what the U.S. wants. This has always been the case, not just since 1959.

— Mark Falcoff

“One crisis, in Cuba, mounted quickly after Fidel Castro staged a successful revolution against a corrupt pro-American dictatorship and triumphantly took power in January…

— James T. Patterson

A very large majority of the U.S. population is in favor of establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba and has been for a long time…

— Noam Chomsky

“The United States quietly began exporting food to Cuba in 2001, following the devastating hurricane Michelle. In 2000, President Clinton authorized the sale of…

— Captain Hank Bracker, "The Exciting Story of Cuba