Let's Attack Cuba

As if it wasn’t enough for the Bush administration to pick the “democracy” battle with several Middle Eastern countries it seems that it’s time for Bush to turn his sites a few miles south of Florida.

Just like the throw back jerseys are all the rage apparently “throw back ass kickin’s” are on the verge of a come back. Just as many say the Iraq war resembles Vietnam, Bush wants to mirror the Bay of Pigs debacle. Both ended with the U.S.A leaving with our collective tails tucked between our legs.

Under the heading of “democracy” Bush gave a speech (the first time in thee years) urging Cuba to take advantage of Castro in failing health. Never mind the large group of devout Castro supporters still actively in power in Cuba and Hugo Chavez which will surely take issue with a democratic Cuba.

So my point? Why do we assume that democracy is the only way to live and that anyone living outside of it is somehow living an inferior existence? Are they so far beneath us that it’s our duty to change their way of living? How long did it take for the Soviet Union to see any benefit from the U.S. going in and changing their way of life?

Oppression is obviously not the way anyone wants to live and change is usually for the better but when a society comes in and forces change and then walks out without seeing the changes come to fruition isn’t the society in effect becoming the dictator.

As some point change needs to be affected by the people for the people. A revolution is necessary at times and it’s understandable that people die in a revolution. In some cases, revolutions fail and dictatorships reign strong.

However, when a “superior” society comes in and changes a way of life by force it often causes just as many deaths. Why is it our place to change the world when in fact, most of the world looks at our democratic society as a broken one? Shouldn’t we be more worried about fixing our own ills before we can focus on the worlds?

This will inevitably escalate and cause further stress on our economic and military balances. Mark this day as the beginning of the Bush/Castro conflict.