Thread: US to Ease Cuba Embargo and Sanctions

Your thoughts? Personally I would love some Cuban cigars...

I think that we lost 58,000 Americans in Viet Nam and we buy all sorts of stuff from them. Communist China is our 'pal' , so why not Cuba ? The hypocrisy of maintaining our cold war policy against Cuba is ludicrous when we compare it with our relations with RED China. OTOH, they probably don't have enough money to loan any to us .........

Cigars or no cigars, right or wrong. The fact of the matter is that this is another example of the president acting outside of his authority. The Cuban embargo was established over the years with a series of Congressional acts that established the embargo. Who is he to re-write congressional legislation? People better wake up to this. Obama will not be the last president. Do we want future presidents to simply nullify existing laws and legislation in this manner? This is no small move on his part. If Congress sits back and does nothing they are setting up a precedent that will nullify any resemblance of a democratic/constitutional gov't.

Probably a good thing for the US cigar smoker, should lower prices I'd imagine. On the downside they would loose a little cache if they were readily available. Not to mention Cuba looks like it needs a boost for it's economy.

Bob

Back in the day when I smoked 6 cigars a Day,all were cubans,all came out of Canada.
BUT, the american cigar smoker today may be very disapointed in the Cubans.
Dominicans are far better IMO.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Back in the day when I smoked 6 cigars a Day,all were cubans,all came out of Canada.
BUT, the american cigar smoker today may be very disapointed in the Cubans.
Dominicans are far better IMO.

I know squat about cigars, but that is what the guy in the store said when I bought some for a relative. Cubans are expensive because of their reuptation, but Dominicans are better. Or so he said.

However, I never understood why the US kept embargoing Cuba? I mean, if the US can be friendly with Russia and China, what did Cuba do to deserve 50 years of blockade?

Originally Posted by OCDshaver

Cigars or no cigars, right or wrong. The fact of the matter is that this is another example of the president acting outside of his authority. The Cuban embargo was established over the years with a series of Congressional acts that established the embargo. Who is he to re-write congressional legislation? People better wake up to this. Obama will not be the last president. Do we want future presidents to simply nullify existing laws and legislation in this manner? This is no small move on his part. If Congress sits back and does nothing they are setting up a precedent that will nullify any resemblance of a democratic/constitutional gov't.

I was told that unless and until an executive command is challenged in the supreme court it is legal. Same with how unconstitutional laws are enforcable in the US as long as they are not challenged in supreme court.

Originally Posted by Bruno

I know squat about cigars, but that is what the guy in the store said when I bought some for a relative. Cubans are expensive because of their reuptation, but Dominicans are better. Or so he said.

However, I never understood why the US kept embargoing Cuba? I mean, if the US can be friendly with Russia and China, what did Cuba do to deserve 50 years of blockade?

I think beacuse Cuba is still an advoate Of communism.

In the 1980s Partagas, Upmann, among others, were great cigars from the Dominican Republic. I quit when a box of Partagas # 10s went up over $25.00. Used to buy single Partagas # 1s, and Maduros for like $1.25. In the '90s they became 'trendy' and the prices went nuts.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

In the 1980s Partagas, Upmann, among others, were great cigars from the Dominican Republic. I quit when a box of Partagas # 10s went up over $25.00. Used to buy single Partagas # 1s, and Maduros for like $1.25. In the '90s they became 'trendy' and the prices went nuts.

I remember thos days Jim, a great cigar for cheap,One of my other faves were Fuente 858s,when they first came out they were $18.50 a box