Castro 'prepared for US invasion'

[Tony]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3446069.stm ...full article


Fidel Castro has said he will die "with a gun in my hand", in a defiant speech to anti-globalisation activists.
In a five-hour speech in the Cuban capital, Havana, the communist leader said his country was ready to repel an invasion from the United States.

"These idiots had better not believe we're wasting our time... This country will never give up. It will never lay down its weapons," he said.


It's funny that the "anti-globalization" activists have to resort to lionizing a murderous tyrant to champion thier cause. A fact that, IMO, alone offers a glimpse into their true intentions.

[Tmy]

Cuba is sooooooooooo 1967. I say we lift that dopey embargo. Most americans dont care anymore. What a waste of time and effort. Political pandering to a select few.

How much do we spend every year in enforcing that embargo?

[Upchurch]

Originally posted by Tmy
Cuba is sooooooooooo 1967. I say we lift that dopey embargo. Most americans dont care anymore. What a waste of time and effort. Political pandering to a select few.Sheesh, no kidding. Are we honestly still worried about the threat of communism or Cold War escalation? Time to bury the hatchet.

[Grammatron]

Originally posted by Upchurch
Sheesh, no kidding. Are we honestly still worried about the threat of communism or Cold War escalation? Time to bury the hatchet.

What is this communism you speak of?

[jj]

Why, he says with some seriousness, don't we just offer to (*&(&* BUY Cuba and make it the 51st state? I'm not sure what we would pay, since the place is bankrupt, but we could set up Fidel and his cronies in some nice place like Bagdad, I'm sure. :p

Cuba used to be a nice place. It could be a nice place again, too.

[gnome]

Originally posted by Tony
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3446069.stm ...full article

It's funny that the "anti-globalization" activists have to resort to lionizing a murderous tyrant to champion thier cause. A fact that, IMO, alone offers a glimpse into their true intentions.

I would just like to point out that "anti-globalization" activists come in many flavors. They would obviously include anarchists, communists, America-haters, and plenty of other jerks. However, they also include rational American patriots such as myself, who have no beef with the idea of expanding free trade, increasing global prosperity, and so forth, but object to the manner in which it is being pursued--the obstruction of environmental- and labor-minded public interest laws, the dominance of corporate interests, and the secretive nature of the institutions being formed.

It is a fallacy (of composition? logicians help me out here) to suppose that because we all object to the current globalization trend, that we automatically agree with the aforementioned jerks on other matters.

This is such an elementary mistake that I cannot help but wonder if you are well aware that it is an invalid argument, but make it anyway in order to discredit those you disagree with.

Can't we START the argument assuming that neither one of us likes tyrants? If you want I'll put it in my sig, so that I say it every time I make an argument.

[kittynh]

The minute he dies, it's total invasion by KFC, McDonalds, and Japanese cars...

He knows it.

[Zep]

Originally posted by jj
Why, he says with some seriousness, don't we just offer to (*&(&* BUY Cuba and make it the 51st state? I'm not sure what we would pay, since the place is bankrupt, but we could set up Fidel and his cronies in some nice place like Bagdad, I'm sure. :p

Cuba used to be a nice place. It could be a nice place again, too. Semi-seriously, why not! See what Fidel's price will be... First sale would be some NEW CARS! Then the gas to drive them with!

Not that they haven't been "invaded by the US" in all practicality already, really. Take a look - they accept greenbacks and Amex and have US hotels... It just needs someone with the sphericals to sign a paper to make it all legal.

And btw, that would have been a good way to deal with Baghdad too! :)

[Zep]

Well said, gnome!

[epepke]

Originally posted by jj
Why, he says with some seriousness, don't we just offer to (*&(&* BUY Cuba and make it the 51st state? I'm not sure what we would pay, since the place is bankrupt, but we could set up Fidel and his cronies in some nice place like Bagdad, I'm sure. :p

Cuba used to be a nice place. It could be a nice place again, too.

Mark my words. Disney will eventually buy Cuba and turn it into CubaWorld or something like that. They'll set up an audioanimatronic Ernest Hemmingway who will do nothing but eat shrimp with the shells on all day.