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Related: About this forumPerry: Obama decision on Cuba not in 'our best interest'
AUSTIN Gov. Rick Perry became the latest potential presidential candidate Thursday to raise concerns about President Obamas decision to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba.
Perry in an interview in his Texas Capitol office prefaced his comments by saying he was glad to see that Alan Gross, an American government contract worker, was released along with the announcement after being held in Cuba for five years.
"Im really happy Mr. Gross is going to be home celebrating Hanukkah with his family," Perry said.
"With that said, Im really concerned about a pattern this administration has exhibited of making deals that arent necessarily good for America. No doubt this is good for Mr. Gross, but
negotiating with countries that have huge human rights problems is not necessarily in our best interests," Perry said.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/local/article/Perry-Obama-decision-on-Cuba-not-in-our-best-5965917.php
[font color=green]What was not in our best interest was having Perry as governor for 14 years.
Perry also criticized the president for the Bowe Bergdahl prisoner exchange. However, if either of these hostages were killed while in captivity we can rest assured that the GOP would also be criticizing the president for not doing anything to rescue them.[/font]
NoJusticeNoPeace
(5,018 posts)shraby
(21,946 posts)then move on to the abusive police problem, and go from there to the gay rights problem, and maybe end up with the lack of abortion clinics problem. I'm sure with further thought, I can name a whole bunch more.
Vogon_Glory
(9,117 posts)The US has been negotiating with countries with massive human rights problems even before the Cold War started. When Slick Rick's predecessor went on to bigger and better things, thanks to a politicized Supreme Court decision, the US continued to deal with China and Saudi Arabia.
As far as Texas business tied with Cuba go, before the embargo, Galveston was one of the major ports that did business with Cuba.
Cuba may be an example of ruinous one-party rule, but so is Rick Perry's Texas.
Gothmog
(145,231 posts)If Goodhair is against this effort, then it has to be a good idea