Expert. Not a cuba i study the u. S. Cuba relationship. I want to focus on what intrigues me most about washingtons policy toward cuba. That is the mental software we use to undergird our policy. That is what the book is about. What it attempts to explain is what everyone agrees is a dysfunctional policy. Saysirst, as wolf blitzer on the situation room, we have some breaking news. I want to talk about what president obama did yesterday. He announced a relaxation of the u. S. Embargo of cuba. This began in october, 1960. It was instituted by president eisenhower just a few days before the election between Richard Nixon and john kennedy. Candidate nixon asked the president to do something to show some spine toward cuba and step thato was the was taken. [no audio] i think there is a little truth in advertising to begin. Not a cuba specialist. I studied the u. S. Chiba relationship. What i would like to spend about 30 minutes doing now is focusing upon what intrigues me most about washingt
To join the conversation, like us on facebook at cspan history. On wednesday, president obama announced major changes in american policy toward cuba, including restoration of full diplomatic relations and easing of inking restrictions. Coming up next, lars scholes is in the history of u. S. Policy toward cuba and what he deems are the failures of 10 administrations. This program was recorded in 2009. I think there is a little truth in advertising, to begin. Im not a cuba specialist. I study the u. S. Cuba relationship. What i would like to spend about 30 minutes doing now is focusing on what intrigues me most about washingtons policy toward cuba. Thats the mental software we policy andrgird our that is what the book is about. Ist it attempts to explain what everyone agrees is a dysfunctional policy. First, as wolf blitzer says on the situation room, we have some breaking news will stop i want to talk a little bit about what president obama did yesterday. He announced a relaxation of th
I think there is a little truth in advertising to begin. I am not a cuba specialist. I study the u. S. Cuba relationship. What i would like to spend about 30 minutes doing now is focusing upon what intrigues me most about washingtons policy toward cuba. That is the mental software we use to undergird our policy. And thats what the book is about. What it attempts to explain is what everyone agrees is a dysfunctional policy. But first, as wolf blitzer says on the situation room, we have some breaking news. I want to talk a little bit about what president obama did yesterday. He announced a relaxation of the u. S. Embargo of cuba. This is an embargo that began in october, 1960. It was instituted by president eisenhower just a few days before the election between Richard Nixon and john kennedy. Candidate nixon asked the president to do something to show some spine toward cuba and the embargo was the step that was taken. I think theres a little truth in advertising to begin. I am not a cuba
Of rights between a mother and the child. It is different between whether or not you are restrict the pretty because i think there are two true individuals two individuals involved. Wise is important . Because why is this important, as you move up to obamacare and Justice Roberts said judicial restraint is the states can do whatever they want and he said if there are two equal arguments for whether it is constitutional or unconstitutional, we have to accept the presumption of constitutionality. This gets back to this idea of restraint, if we believe we presume the majority is correct and we presume laws are constitutional until we can prove otherwise. Randy branettarnett writes about maybe we should presume a presumption of liberty. I like to say maybe we should presume to be innocent until found guilty, we should presume to be free until found guilty. I have one convert. Yes. [laughter] my point is not to convert you from judicial restraint to judicial activism but to think about it.
To arms control. The middle east will soon be crisscrossed. A region would turn into a nuclear tinderbox. If anyone thinks this deal kicks the can down the road, think again. When we get down that road, we will face a much more dangerous iran, a middle east littered with nuclear bombs, and a countdown to a potential nuclear nightmare. Ladies and gentlemen, i have come to tell you we dont have to bet the security of the world on the hope that iran will change for the better. We dont have to gamble with our future and our childrens future. We can insist that restrictions on Irans Nuclear program not be lifted for as long as iran continues its aggression in the region and the world. [applause] [applause] before lifting those restrictions, the world should demand that iran do three things. First, stop its aggression against its neighbors in the middle east. [applause] second [applause] second, stop supporting terrorism around the world. [applause] and third, stop threatening to annihilate