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Old 05-06-2008, 07:36 PM
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Why don't you go there yourself and find out... wait, you're a US citizen. You are not allowed to go to Cuba. Doesn't sound like freedom to me.
I've heard that people in the US are not permitted to visit Cuba - why is this, and what right does the US have to tell someone which country they can and cannot visit?
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I've heard that people in the US are not permitted to visit Cuba - why is this, and what right does the US have to tell someone which country they can and cannot visit?
we go there we have a base there
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I've heard that people in the US are not permitted to visit Cuba - why is this, and what right does the US have to tell someone which country they can and cannot visit?

It is because of the embargo. Also, you can go to cuba, it is just difficult.
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I've heard that people in the US are not permitted to visit Cuba - why is this, and what right does the US have to tell someone which country they can and cannot visit?
First off the government of the US protects its citizens. If there is a country like Cuba where it would put soldiers lives at risk to go in and save them, then the government of the US has a right to tell people where not to go. The problem here is that you have people who think that anything they want is justified and anything that goes against what they want is evil.
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The US helped greatly in ridding my country of the Nazis during WWII. The US has a fabulous Constitution (the first in the world?), filled with wonderful stuff, and short, sweet and to the point. Hollywood makes the coolest special-effects movies.
It isn't a fabulous Constitution in truth.

Why? It has been ineffective in stopping the growth of government.
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First off the government of the US protects its citizens. If there is a country like Cuba where it would put soldiers lives at risk to go in and save them, then the government of the US has a right to tell people where not to go. The problem here is that you have people who think that anything they want is justified and anything that goes against what they want is evil.
But can they force people to stay away from Cuba?
Would this be the case for someone who decided they wanted to visit Iraq or Iran? I imagine the Government would advise them not to go, but could they actually enforce it?
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The problem here is that you have people who think that anything they want is justified and anything that goes against what they want is evil.

Sounds good to me(you small government, individual rights supporting republican you). I don't think the government should have the right to tell me what to do. If I want to put myself into danger, the government should have no right to stop me!
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The US helped greatly in ridding my country of the Nazis during WWII. The US has a fabulous Constitution (the first in the world?), filled with wonderful stuff, and short, sweet and to the point. Hollywood makes the coolest special-effects movies.
I love the US because

- We rule the world
- Our military is the greatest
- Our President is the most powerful man in the world
- We offer opportunity to anyone that is willing to work
- Your birthplace does not determine your future
- The greatest health care in the world
- Talk Radio
- Rush Limbaugh
- The Chicago White Sox
- George W. Bush
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It isn't a fabulous Constitution in truth.

Why? It has been ineffective in stopping the growth of government.
If it was phisically possible to create a Constitution that could do this better than the US, then..... wait, that's not possible.
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I love the US because

- We rule the world
- Our military is the greatest
- Our President is the most powerful man in the world
- We offer opportunity to anyone that is willing to work
- Your birthplace does not determine your future
- The greatest health care in the world
- Talk Radio
- Rush Limbaugh
- The Chicago White Sox
- George W. Bush

You are a White Sox fan ! Oh no! This lack of judgement explains your lack of judgement in politics as well!!
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