Correction, ANandy- previous presidents were men of principle; determined not to normalize international relations with and thereby endorse the COMMUNIST despot.
They were, however, quite willing to deal with right-wing despots like Pinochet, Batista, Duvalier, Somoza, Marcos, Suharto, or the Shah of Iran.
There was no principle in singling out Cuba, only politics.
Correction, ANandy- previous presidents were men of principle; determined not to normalize international relations with and thereby endorse the COMMUNIST despot.
They were, however, quite willing to deal with right-wing despots like Pinochet, Batista, Duvalier, Somoza, Marcos, Suharto, or the Shah of Iran.
There was no principle in singling out Cuba, only politics.