My friend Diane writes 1972 ~ President Richard Nixon goes to China. Ends 23 years of suspicion and animosity between U.S. And worlds biggest Communist power. The world cheers. 1986 ~ President Ronald Reagan meets Mikhail Gorbachev at Reykjavik. Signs pact with Soviet Union. Leads to eventual dissolution of Soviet Union. The world cheers. 1995 ~ President Bill Bill Clinton normalizes relations with Vietnam, officially ending belligerence and suspicion between the two nations. Embassies established, trade begins, tourism extended. The world cheers. 2014 ~ Barack Obama negotiates end of animosity between U.S. And Communist Cuba, following half a century of failed, costly American policy towards the island nation. Diplomatic ties to be reinstated, embassies established on both nations, trade discussions to begin. The world cheers. EXCEPT ... Sen. Lindsey Graham promises to block establishment of a U.S. Embassy on Cuban soil. Republicans vow to fight normalizing relations. Conservative media giant Fox News asks; Has Obama Sold US Out to Communism? Entire right-wing blogosphere passes out the Kool-Aid.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 05:49:39 +0000
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