Count on our support. His remarks illustrate heightened tensions between Washington and Havana. For months, Cuban officials have been saying they expect U.S. policy toward Cuba to harden. And last week, they say, yet another sign of that emerged when Mr. Bush met with several hundred prominent Cuban-Americans at the White House and told them he would oppose any efforts to soften U.S. sanctions against Cuba until its government holds free elections and releases all political prisoners. We are surprised by the president's ability to talk about a topic he knows absolutely nothing about.
Someone there ought to explain reality to the president.
Some 120,000 Cuban-Americans visited Cuba last year. That, he said, doesn't paint the picture of a community that wants nothing to do with Communist Cuba. The United States has lost its war. Inc. All Rights Reserved.