They dont know yet how far with this. But people are were tired already of this not having a relationship with america and now they will see an opportunity to increase business and things will come from america that will create jobs. People in cuba believe that we have so much in common with america. And with americans. And so this is certainly good for both partners we believe. Cuba plays a very Important Role and now they are expressing how happy they are and they see america with different eyes. So it opens a new market for american producers is good for the American Business with the
congressman, your thoughts as alan gross comes home and the possibility of normalization with cuba. First of all, were always elated when an american gets to come home, so i congratulate alan gross. He got his freedom, he got to spend hannukah with his family. Thats wonderful news. What is not wonderful news is that the families of the brothers to the rescue shootdown, those four wonderful american pat
tick to lifting the embargo, some of them wish both the president that when democrats in general sell this plan of lifting it that there s more acknowledgement of the older cubans who and who feel as if, boy, are we rewarding oppression and walking and having that conversation a little bit more. i think there is a, as you see there is a middle ground here that is, i think, even in dade county you re seeing support for it. but i think tone almost matters more in talking about this than it does in the substance. i was very struck chuck, that she acknowledged that she supported the act which her husband signed. i guess she can t run away from that fact. and she acknowledged something that i was report agent the time that there were back channel negotiations between the white house and leaders in cuba at a pretty high level, at the level of the head of the national assembly at the time. but that the brothers to the rescue shootdown by fidel castro
with those migs, whether you viewed it as provocation from miami or unconscionable shootdown of civilian aircraft that did cross into cuban airspace, whatever that did it changed the whole political dynamic. and once bill clinton signed that law you could argue that that s what castro wanted that he was trying to sabotage. wanted exactly. that s right. always been a part of this story that s not been told well enough. i know you ve done i think when we look back on this that was a deliberate sabotage of what was about to, i think, be an opening. indeed. thanks so much chuck. i know you re going to have a lot more on this on meet the press as well. i m joined here by alan gomez from usa today and also ann gear ran gearan from the washington post. the sentiment is changing. we are seeing the pew poll 59% of republicans want the embargo lifted. none of the republican candidates are going to endorse
congressman, your thoughts as alan gross comes home and the possibility of normalization with cuba. first of all, we re always elated when an american gets to come home, so i congratulate alan gross. he got his freedom, he got to spend hannukah with his family. that s wonderful news. what is not wonderful news is that the families of the brothers to the rescue shootdown, those four wonderful american patriots, they are spending yet one more christmas without their loved ones and they died at the hands of fidel and raul castro. what is sad is that tomorrow the cuban people will wake up and they will still have no political freedom. they will have no human rights to be expected. there are no political parties that exist in cuba, that has not changed. obama has given away the store. has given everything to the castro regime. of course the regime is happy. we got nothing in return. congressman-elect carbello,
congressman, your thoughts as alan gross comes home and the possibility of normalization with cuba. first of all, we re always elated when an american gets to come home, so i congratulate alan gross. he got his freedom, he got to spend hannukah with his family. that s wonderful news. what is not wonderful news is that the families of the brothers to the rescue shootdown, those four wonderful american patriots, they are spending yet one more christmas without their loved ones and they died at the hands of fidel and raul castro. what is sad is that tomorrow the cuban people will wake up and they will still have no political freedom. they will have no human rights to be expected. there are no political parties that exist in cuba, that has not changed. obama has given away the store. has given everything to the castro regime. of course the regime is happy. we got nothing in return. congressman-elect carbello,