03-27-2003, 12:24 AM
He was going there anyway, and as I recall, the embargo was not imposed right after the 1959 revolution. It took a while before that became policy. Trying to claim that Castro 'was forced into the arms of the Russians' is a bit of revisionism that amuses me no end.
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete