Debate: Hitting 'Restart' With Cuba
Should the U.S. lift sanctions and establish diplomatic relations with Cuba?

Claim: The U.S. should not lift sanctions with Cuba
Reason: Sanctions against Cuba are examples of imperialist policies by country with a bad human rights record.
Warrant 0: changes are seen
Warrant 1: no change is seen
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: The U.S. should not lift sanctions with Cuba
Reason: Before the embargo Cuba was one of our best trading partners and now we are losing lots of trade.
Warrant 0: losing trade increases the value of American goods
Warrant 1: losing trade decreases the value of American goods
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: The U.S. should not lift sanctions with Cuba
Reason: The Cuban Embargo has been a joke for decades.
Warrant 0: the embargo should be abolished
Warrant 1: the embargo should be modified
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: The U.S. should not lift sanctions with Cuba
Reason: China is basically a dictatorship and the US does business with them.
Warrant 0: China has not taken advantage of the US in trading
Warrant 1: China has taken advantage of the US in trading
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: The U.S. should not lift sanctions with Cuba
Reason: The embargo belongs in the history books.
Warrant 0: The current leader is still not capable of having diplomatic relations
Warrant 1: The current leader is capable of having diplomatic relations
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: The U.S. should not lift sanctions with Cuba
Reason: The sanctions are leftover from the Cold War, a different era of thinking.
Warrant 0: the Cold War was a worse  era
Warrant 1: the Cold War was a better era
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: The U.S. should not lift sanctions with Cuba
Reason: The embargo hurts our own economy.
Warrant 0: we can live with a minor dent in our economy
Warrant 1: we can't live with a minor dent in our economy
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: The U.S. should not lift sanctions with Cuba
Reason: The embargo has not benefited Cuba or the US.
Warrant 0: it is not hard politically to end an embargo despite its benefits
Warrant 1: it is hard politically to end an embargo despite its benefits
Correct warrant: 1