the Castro government has turned our policy against us, and how this has helped an authoritarian form of government survive.

Unfortunately, our sanctions on Cuba have denied Cubans access to technology that has empowered individuals around the world.

Is it not fair to say that if tomorrow an American gets on an airplane and travels to Cuba and stays at a hotel and rents a car and fills up the tank of their rental car at a gas station and eats at a restaurant and shops at his stores, in…

I think there is so much up-side for more American engagement in the Americas.

But what about the policy changes?

So it is fair to say that this negotiation occurred through NSC personnel.

So Poland is the example. We will examine that further at a later date.

I find it incredibly disconcerting that President Obama made his announcement on December 17th, and I still have not been granted a private discussion with the White House negotiating team, despite weeks of requests.

Cuban dictator Raul Castro has since been named for the first time as one of Time's 100 Most Influential People.

There is no economic opening to Cuba. There is an economic opening to GAESA, which is the Cuban military-run holding company.

We've also heard multiple anecdotes from Cuban democracy leaders and political prisoners who have told us that during the beatings and attacks against them now, they are mocked with comments, such as 'this one is courtesy of Obama' and…