Essay On Cuban Embargo

The United States has had an ongoing embargo with Cuba. The United States embargo against Cuba is a commercial, economic, and financial embargo imposed by the United States on Cuba. An embargo was first imposed by the United States on Cuba on October 19, 1960. Almost two years after the Batista regime was deposed by the Cuban Revolution. when the U.S. placed an embargo on exports to Cuba except for food and medicine after Cuba nationalizes American-owned Cuban oil refineries without compensation. Cuba nationalized the refineries following Eisenhower's decision to cancel 700,000 tons of sugar imports from Cuba to the U.S. and refused to export oil to the island, leaving it reliant on Russian crude oil. All American oil companies refused to refine Russian oil, leading the Cuban government to nationalize the refineries. On February 7, 1962 the embargo was extended to include almost all imports.

Obama has made it a hallmark of his Presidency across the board. The historic progress with Cuba highlighted on December 17, 2014 and ongoing since then , has been shown to be entirely the product of diplomatic engagement. The U.S. work to normalize relations with Cuba is still just beginning. The U.S. certainly cannot rest on its laurels, and the President indicated as much in his recent State of the Union address when he repeated his call to Congress to support the new policy with Cuba. In the ongoing normalization process, Cuba still has major reform steps to take. For the U.S., the agenda is fairly simple: lift the five decade-old trade embargo on the Island and allow Americans the freedom to travel. Simple, and yet, exceedingly difficult. In order to lift the full embargo, congressional action will be needed, but Obama lacks majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. “No way,” say the