a lot of the survival depends on venezuelan oil money is drying up and economy is in shambles. we ve held it in place for 50 plus years. the cuban regime, two castro brothers since january 1st, 1959. over half a century. we are a lot closer to the end than we are to the beginning and so now when we are so close to the end of the castros, the end of that regime, when you haven t seen fidel castro react because if he s alive, he s too weak or too senile to know this just happened and react. now that we are so close to the end of those two dictators who have oppressed these people for over half a century, now we re going to change and do it unilaterally without them lifting the oppression? ana, what sign do you see
republican since the end of world war ii. the greater commerce, greater economic interaction is part of the path to opening societies that clearly don t want to be open. i m under no illusions cuban authorities don t want to open up but playing the same game for 55 years isn t a way to achieve that. what do you say to that, 55 years has attempted to change the direction of the regime and failed to do that. if toppling the castro regime is the objective, that wasn t achieved but they ve been on the ropes. a lot of the survival depends on venezuelan oil money is drying up and economy is in shambles. we ve held it in place for 50 plus years. the cuban regime, two castro brothers since january 1st, 1959. over half a century. we are a lot closer to the end than we are to the beginning and