When does a simple handshake seem to be more than what it is? Much ado has been said about the recent handshake between US President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro. Right wing critics bemoaned that Obama was legitimizing a brutal dictator. On the other hand, Obama supporters try to portray him as a second-coming of Nelson Mandela. Read More ...
You are right...it is just a simple handshake of two people who know they should exercise foreign diplomacy :)
ReplyDeletegood question, why hasn't US lift its embargo against Cuba? ...
Is it because Cuba is still much associated with Socialism? ... Cuban economy will continue to flounder if it will remain a socialist, in my opinion.
When China opens up and somehow adopts a little of capitalism in its economic policy (which also includes controlling the population), it economy improves.