Senator Paul does not understand what Senator Rubio is talking about.

By Silvio Canto, Jr.

The so-called new Cuba policy has put Senator Rubio on front stage. He has become the face of the opposition to President Obama's decision to change our approach to Cuba.

On the other side, there is Senator Paul, who supports President Obama's decision.

Phillip Rucker of The Washington Post sees it as an early sign of 2016 GOP divisions:

The feud is the loudest public dispute so far between potential GOP 2016 candidates and lays bare the divergent world views of traditional hawks — including Rubio and past Republican presidents and nominees — and the emerging, younger libertarian wing represented by Paul.

For decades, Rubio’s position has been the GOP’s natural default. But Paul is testing that convention.

“Are we still cold warriors or are we entering a brave new world in diplomacy?” Republican strategist John Feehery said. “Rubio’s perspective is we have Cuba, we have North Korea, we need a bold, internationalist, America-led world that fights the bad guys. Rand Paul is taking his father’s position to a new level, which is constructive engagement, but America isn’t really the policeman of the world.”

What's wrong with that picture? A lot, especially when we are talking about GOP primary voters.

Senator Paul does not understand what Senator Rubio is talking about.

First, Senator Rubio is talking about promoting freedom rather than being the world's policeman. There is a huge difference.

Second, Senator Paul does not understand that his father's foreign policy was largely mocked and ignored in previous primaries. Like many GOP voters, I threw a pillow at the TV every time Congressman Ron Paul went off on his isolationist rants.

Senator Paul is wrong on this one. He is not going to be the party's nominee with such views of the world.

Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2014/12/rubio_will_win_the_cuba_debate_with_paul.html#ixzz3MXb5mbiI

Senator Paul does not understand what Senator Rubio is talking about.

By Silvio Canto, Jr.

The so-called new Cuba policy has put Senator Rubio on front stage. He has become the face of the opposition to President Obama's decision to change our approach to Cuba.

On the other side, there is Senator Paul, who supports President Obama's decision.

Phillip Rucker of The Washington Post sees it as an early sign of 2016 GOP divisions:

The feud is the loudest public dispute so far between potential GOP 2016 candidates and lays bare the divergent world views of traditional hawks — including Rubio and past Republican presidents and nominees — and the emerging, younger libertarian wing represented by Paul.

For decades, Rubio’s position has been the GOP’s natural default. But Paul is testing that convention.

“Are we still cold warriors or are we entering a brave new world in diplomacy?” Republican strategist John Feehery said. “Rubio’s perspective is we have Cuba, we have North Korea, we need a bold, internationalist, America-led world that fights the bad guys. Rand Paul is taking his father’s position to a new level, which is constructive engagement, but America isn’t really the policeman of the world.”

What's wrong with that picture? A lot, especially when we are talking about GOP primary voters.

Senator Paul does not understand what Senator Rubio is talking about.

First, Senator Rubio is talking about promoting freedom rather than being the world's policeman. There is a huge difference.

Second, Senator Paul does not understand that his father's foreign policy was largely mocked and ignored in previous primaries. Like many GOP voters, I threw a pillow at the TV every time Congressman Ron Paul went off on his isolationist rants.

Senator Paul is wrong on this one. He is not going to be the party's nominee with such views of the world.

Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2014/12/rubio_will_win_the_cuba_debate_with_paul.html#ixzz3MXb5mbiI

With all due respect Mr. Canto is out to lunch. First of all Senator Rubio is biased in his view of the Cuban situation, since he is the son of Cuban immigrants. Secondly comparing Cuba to North Korea is ludicrous. There is actually nothing they have in common other than being run by dictatorships. But even then that is a stretch, as much as you may dislike Fidel or Raul, they do not set themselves up as being Gods or Supreme Beings. Mr. Canto states that Rubio is promoting "Freedom", please. Is an over fifty year embargo, on Cuba, that has not worked, promoting "Freedom"? The only ones that have suffered over the last fifty years, are the Cuban people. You would think that after a minimum of twenty five years there would be some major opposition to Fidel, hell even China had their Tiananmen Square moment, where is Cuba's internal opposition party? It is clear that after fifty years the U.S. policy towards Cuba has failed. What I believe will change Cuba, for the better, is lifting the embargo, and allowing free access to Cuba, once they get on social media and the internet, Socialism will die a quick death. We live in a world that has Iran, North Korea, China and various other dictatorships and the greatest weapon against them in knowledge and access to the rest of the world.

Finally something that is not being talked about is the effect improved relations with Cuba will have on the rest of the region, most notably Venezuela. I know Chavez is dead but Venezuela and Cuba were like two peas in a pod. I believe eventually relations with Venezuela will improve along with the rest of the region.

With all due respect Mr. Canto is out to lunch. First of all Senator Rubio is biased in his view of the Cuban situation, since he is the son of Cuban immigrants. Secondly comparing Cuba to North Korea is ludicrous. There is actually nothing they have in common other than being run by dictatorships. But even then that is a stretch, as much as you may dislike Fidel or Raul, they do not set themselves up as being Gods or Supreme Beings. Mr. Canto states that Rubio is promoting "Freedom", please. Is an over fifty year embargo, on Cuba, that has not worked, promoting "Freedom"? The only ones that have suffered over the last fifty years, are the Cuban people. You would think that after a minimum of twenty five years there would be some major opposition to Fidel, hell even China had their Tiananmen Square moment, where is Cuba's internal opposition party? It is clear that after fifty years the U.S. policy towards Cuba has failed. What I believe will change Cuba, for the better, is lifting the embargo, and allowing free access to Cuba, once they get on social media and the internet, Socialism will die a quick death. We live in a world that has Iran, North Korea, China and various other dictatorships and the greatest weapon against them in knowledge and access to the rest of the world.

Finally something that is not being talked about is the effect improved relations with Cuba will have on the rest of the region, most notably Venezuela. I know Chavez is dead but Venezuela and Cuba were like two peas in a pod. I believe eventually relations with Venezuela will improve along with the rest of the region.