Monday, June 4, 2007
Meanwhile, The United States will have to wait until Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies to see if a better future is in store for his communist-ruled Caribbean island, US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said recently. He also acknowledged that President George W. Bush may leave office without seeing any of the changes his administration has pushed for in Cuba. "He (Castro has tilted Cuba toward the failed model that exists today, and we'll have to wait and see if the future is better when he is no longer around," Gutierrez stated.
His comments appeared to mark a dramatic shift from just a few months ago, when Gutierrez said Cuba was at a "critical juncture" in its history and poised for change
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