"TP" wrote in :

"Mitchell Holman" implies Bush says that we need to boycott trade with
Cuba because it is...communist.

If I'm not mistaken, trade with Cuba has been against US policy since
Castro took power with a few exceptions. How is it all of a sudden
Bush's dictate?


Bush tightens rules on travel to Cuba
Friday, February 27, 2004

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush gave the federal government
new powers to keep American boats out of Cuba, a step meant to
deny the island nation the foreign currency it desperately needs
and one certain to worsen relations with Havana. Bush listed a
long list of grievances with Cuba, some of them decades old, in
explaining his Thursday evening move. Some people smelled politics:
Bush needs to win Florida in the election this year, and toughening
his stance on Cuba can help him win favor with voters there.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/ADVIS...27/us.cuba.ap/