Essay On Cuban Embargo

Embargo on Cuba Cuba is a Communist island nation about 90 miles from Florida’s coast (Cuba). The United States (U.S) has a trade embargo against Cuba. It was first established for the sale of arms on March 14, 1958, during the Fulgencio Batista regime. Couple of years after the regime was ejected by the Cuban Revolution; the U.S. placed an embargo on some exports to Cuba, except for food and medicine. On February 7, 1962 the embargo was extended to all supplies from and to Cuba. This embargo was part of America’s Cold War strategy against the Soviet Union, imposed on the belief that Cuba was a threat to the U.S. It was put into place fifty years ago. It is now time to lift the embargo, considering that it is only damaging the U.S. economy. Likewise affecting individuals, the victims are millions of innocent Cuban men, women, and children. It is not
Of course, both groups have different arguments and strong evidence to why each support each side. More than half of Americans think that the embargo should be lifted; although, the rest of them think the opposite. But if they think thoroughly about what the embargo is really doing, they would get to the conclusion that the embargo needs to end. If the embargo did, then there would be a lot of opportunities for both countries. A lot of jobs would be available to both Cuba and the U.S., and more lives would be saved by using each other's medicine.
In conclusion, the embargo should be lifted. Since it has failed to achieve its goal and the only thing that it has caused is hurt to the Cubans and harm to the United States economy. The embargo affects both countries, but mainly Cuba. But if the U.S. lifts the embargo, it could make life easier for millions of Americans and Cubans suffering from a range of diseases. It could also spread American values to Cuba, improving their economic well being and raising their degree of