U.S.-Cuba Policy Initiative: Publications, Events and MoreProgram-Related content, mainly for RSS feedWhat would Richard Nixon do on Cuba He would end the embargo.- July 30, 2008 Watch the video here. Writing just before his death in 1994, Nixon called on the U.S. to end the failed policy of regime change. Nixon, the arch-Cold Warrior, knew that with the collapse of the Soviet Union and the withdrawal of its troops from Angola, Cuba posed no threat to the United States. It is time, Nixon said nearly 15 years ago, for the United States to support the Cuban people. What was true then is even plainer today. The New America Foundation's U.S.-Cuba Policy Initiative and...http://www.newamerica.net/pressroom/2008/what_would_richard_nixon_do_cuba_he_would_end_emb... What Would Nixon Do on U.S.-Cuba Relations- July 28, 2008 A New America Event 07282008 - 12:30pm Mondays event brought together Dimitri Simes of the Nixon Center, Julia Sweig of the Council on Foreign Relations, Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson -- former chief of staff to General Colonel Powell -- and New Americas Flynt Leverett and Steve Clemons to discuss the future of Cuba policy. An MP3 audio recording can be downloaded below, while video is available at right. Dimitri Simes started the event lightly, speaking to Nixons love of Cuban cigars --...http://www.newamerica.net/events/2008/nixon_cuba |