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Title: Issues in U.S.-Cuban relations.(Cuba: Issues for the 109th Congress)(Report)
Author: Mark P. Sullivan
Publication: Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs (Report)
Date: December 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Page: NA
Article Type: Report
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Debate on the Overall Direction of U.S. Policy
Over the years, although U.S. policymakers have agreed on the overall objectives of U.S. policy toward Cuba--to help bring democracy and respect for human rights to the island--there have been several schools of thought about how to achieve those objectives. Some advocate a policy of keeping maximum pressure on the Cuban government until reforms are enacted, while continuing current U.S. efforts to support the Cuban people. Others argue for an approach, sometimes referred to as constructive engagement, that would lift some U.S. sanctions that they believe are hurting the Cuban people, and move toward engaging Cuba in dialogue. Still others call for a swift normalization of... --This text refers to the Digital edition.
