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John Kerry: “Instead of bringing about change, we ended up focusing the international community's attention on U.S. policy rather…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
Instead of bringing about change, we ended up focusing the international community's attention on U.S. policy rather than on the negative effects of the Cuban Government's policies on the Cuban people.
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts
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congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Kerry critiques past U.S. isolation policies towards Cuba for failing to effect change.

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