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Originally Posted by Wickd89
China did not seize US assets as Fidel did in Cuba. America had tons of $ invested in Cuba, and (similar to what Chavez wants to do) Fidel took it and made it state property. You do not do this to the Duponts and Rockefellers of the world.
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The USA was not exactly lilly white in the demise of Cuba/USA relations. The USA granted Cuba independence in 1902 but often interferred in their internal affairs. We do that dumb ***** in foreign nations and then wonder why they don't like us.
Probably it was at the behest of those cute corporations you mentioned. Actually that's not true since the biggest business players in Cuba at that time were a huge fruit company that became Chiquita Banana and the American mob!
By the 1930's USA companies owned or controlled about 60 percent of Cuba's total crops. That tends to piss off the home folks! Maybe that's why Castro was able to overthrow the American and mob backed Batista regime.
I think that Fidel offered compensation that was rejected before he took over the American holdings. That coupled with him getting in bed with the Soviets (what else was he to do at that point) led to our screwed up policy per Cuba that has lasted for almost 50 years now.