“Our 60+ year embargo has been ineffective and counterproductive—it hurts the Cuban people, it strengthens hardliners, it gives rise to more refugees, and it undercuts our standing in the world,” McGovern said in a social media publication.
I don’t even get what interests, even private ones, it serves to keep the Cuba embargo. As best as I can tell, it’s really nothing but a holdover of past grievances.
There really are no reasons, other than political theater. The US doesn’t want to admit that it couldn’t defeat a communist power located right next door.
Not even that, they don’t want to lose their Florida voting block
It serves the angry Cuban expat community in Florida. Any politician wanting to be president someday had to appease them if they wanted to win Florida. At least that’s my understanding of the situation.
Now let’s see who votes against it.
All but maybe 5 members?