Albio Sires

The Presidents ask for $1 billion. We are never going to get $1 billion.

If we are going to give them money--and I would like to see some money go there--but I also like to see transparency.

I think part of all this refocus on the Western Hemisphere--last year was a wake-up call but also, I think, China is scaring a lot of people in this country with the influence that they are having in all these countries.

I mean, I just don't see, you know, this improvement, and I look at Guatemala, El Salvador and I see where they have their society problems with these children.

I just want to thank you for being here and I also want to thank the former chairman for his kind words, and the current chairman.

I really don't know what their full commitment is to really stop this.

I think this is a foregone conclusion that Cuba is going to be removed from the terrorist list, otherwise I don't see how you are going to be able to negotiate anything.

I think President Santos continues to remain very much engaged and very committed to moving forward with that.

I am concerned. Are they still insisting on you giving up Guantanamo with all the cuts that we are making over here?

Because I know they wanted money because they said the embargo hurt them.

They haven't changed. They haven't stopped doing anything.

I have been disappointed and concerned regarding the administration plans to loosening sanctions, initiating discussion to reestablish diplomatic relationships with the Cuban regime.

This is my concern, that they are going to say, 'Look, we are negotiating. We have come to an impasse with the United States.'

I always felt that the embargo was a pressure point on Cuba.

This is a pretty common practice, but it...

If it doesn't go well and the Colombian people turn down this pact, we are going to wind up being the bad guys.

I just think they are fearful of Cuba stirring up the university students in some of these countries.

If your intention really is to help the Cuban people, the ordinary Cuban people, you are not helping them.

I was disappointed in the fact that we are not using this as a pressure point on a government that has been so brutal.

I just don't see where we have any more leverage to get some of these changes to help the Cuban people.

I really don't see how what we negotiated is going to lead into anything.

These people are just dictators. They are brutal dictators.

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I think it is just the reality that has hit them that, if they really don't work and change their ways, they are going to lose their country.