Essay On Cuban Embargo

The United States and Cuba have had a history marred by conflicts, but is this justification for the U.S to isolate Cuba? The Cuban embargo was designed to destroy Cuba’s post-revolutionary government, yet the Castro regime is still in power and both the American and Cuban governments have been damaged; therefore, Congress should lift the Cuban embargo. The United States and Cuba were once strong trade partners who relied on one another. By the late 1800s, the United States was purchasing eighty-seven percent of Cuban export; however, this relationship began to change when Fidel Castro overthrew the Cuban government in the late 1950s. In under a year, Castro had seized an estimated 1.8 billion dollars in American assets, and he had established Cuba as the first communist nation in the western hemisphere. This blunt attack on the United States led president Dwight D. Eisenhower to sign a partial embargo on exports, and it led him to later close the U.S embassy in Cuba ending diplomatic relations with Cuba. Jimmy Carter attempted …show more content…
If the ban was lifted, American business could prepare Cuba to withstand a large amount of tourist; therefore, it would create a multitude of jobs for both American and Cuban citizens. According to a study conducted by Texas A&M University, it would create 6,000 American jobs alone. One can only imagine how many jobs that would be created for Cuban citizens.
If all of this is true, one might ask, “why should the United States government lift the embargo at this point in time?” If American businesses do not act now they could lose the market to other foreign competitors such as Canada and Brazil. After hurricane Michelle devastated Cuba, the United States began exporting food to Cuba, and the United States is now the “second largest food supplier” in Cuba. Clearly this opportunity would be idiotic to