Obama: Castro's "Reforms" Aren't Realistic

at 9:33 AM Friday, May 13, 2011


From Poder 360:


Obama says Cuba has to do more

Obama was interviewed by Univision this week and addressed the issue of reforms in Cuba

Univision also asked president Obama about Cuba's recent announcement of reforms, asking him if he believes that changes are happening in Cuba?

Here's his answer:

"We haven't seen those changes in a realistic way yet. I mean we've heard some talk but the bottom line is political prisoners are still there who should have been released a long time ago who never should have been arrested in the first place; political dissent is still not tolerated. The economic system there is still far too constrained. And so my hope is that Cuba starts moving into the 21st century. If you think about it, Castro came into power before I was born – he's still there and he basically has the same system when the rest of the world has recognized that the system doesn't work. Obviously everything we do as an administration is going to be focused on how do we deliver more prosperity and more liberty for the Cuban people. And I would welcome real change from the Cuban government but we haven't seen them deliver on that change yet."