>It seems like there are many other nations eager to trade.
Michael..
Pre Castro, without the US, Cuba would have been a poor Spanish colony- maybe they'd have been better off all-around - but we'll never know.
The largest economy on the planet is 90 miles away.
Sure it could have traded with other countries- so could Canada and Mexico.
Ask them how a US trade embargo would affect them.
Anyone who does not go overboard- deserves to.
Malcolm Forbes, Sr.