Qatar eyes multimillion dollar hotel in Cuba

I don't dispute the double standard between the US and China trade as oppose to the Cuban communist Island, but take from a Cuban myself that Cuba does not want the Embargo removed. They use the embargo as a tool to suppress the 11 million inhabitants, if they where to believe their Marxist Communist ideologies then why do they live like royalties with their multiple mansions, the best wines, foods, luxury cars and billion dollar bank accounts. What happened to practice what you preach? What happened to equal distribution? My wife worked in a Cuban Hotel where she got paid the equivalent to 6 dollars a month while the government collected 1,000 dollars from the Spanish operated hotel. Believe me when I tell you if someday the embargo will be lifted, only the top Cuban officials will benefit and the government will come up with some other excuse for the supplies not to reach the average Cuban citizens.

Kevin, Cubans were tyrannised by the USA before the revolution only to be further tyrannised by the same oppressor with the spiteful and illegal embargo ever since. Cubans have shown enormous resolve and dignity for the last 50 years and taught the USA more about Human Rights (eg racial discrimination) than the USA has ever taught them.

I agree with john that its hypocritical to trade with China- a communist country and not Cuba. I disagree that capitalism is the problem. We are obviously threatened by socialism. Obama and the democratic congress through tax and spend policies are punishing hard workers and achievers and rewarding failure. Let George Soros and Sean Penn pay for all the social programs.