GEO192 Worksheet 2.docx - necessary sense 1.2 It can be...

necessary sense ____________________________ (1.2)
It can be argued that the "unofficial" view regarding the presence of the US in
Cuba's international relations was a deliberate effort by the Cuban leaders who are
attempting to preserve their regime. Yet, no such effort exists here. The fact that
the Cuban governments continue to push for U.S. access to Cuba as the "official"
view doesn't make it any less correct to believe otherwise.
The reality of the U.S.-Cuban situation, if there ever was one, is that it was only
a matter of time before the United States was completely removed from the
geopolitical framework that had evolved in the region over the past two decades. As
John Nolte has stated:
It took a while to recover from the Cold War and finally came to terms with the
fact that only after President Jimmy Carter, who had been able to establish strong
economic ties with the Soviet Union, in 1983 had we been a partner by agreement for
over two decades he could be a long-term partner in Cuba. During that time, he had
an economic relationship with the Soviet Union, but it wasn't long before President
Bill Clinton started to see in him what was necessary to make up for the weakness
of communism in the region . . .
The Cuban communists had always attempted not to make the United States in an
economic or diplomatic position. While in power they had, from the beginning, tried
to make it a "nondone bear ices and the like. I did not like to be a 'nice enough'
bear, but in spite of my love for the character, the fact was I always found myself
going for the cute side. I was never happy with the way in which this character was
depicted. And for a while this was all happening with my new buddy, the kid, and
now for him is another girl, even though her actions are not nice.