Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Should the US maintain the embargo against Cuba?
Position1 of 2›

Yes, the US should maintain the embargo.

This position holds that the US should keep its embargo on Cuba. It argues that the Cuban government remains hostile and has never met the conditions for lifting it, and that ending the embargo would economically strengthen a dictatorial regime, effectively endorsing it.

Supporting arguments · 3

  1. Lifting the embargo would economically strengthen a dictatorial regime
    The economic sanctions against Cuba have crippled the government. By enforcing an embargo the US has prevented Cuba from undertaking military action worldwide. Lifting the sanctions would give power back to Cuban elites.
  2. Cuba has never met the conditions needed to lift the embargo
    The Cuban government has still never met US demands for free elections, the release of its political prisoners, and the end to arbitrary arrests. It would be weak for the US to lift the embargo now.
  3. The Cuban government is hostile to the US
    Attempts to talk to Cuba calmly and diplomatically have failed. Cuba has a long history of aggression toward the US and has consistently supported America's enemies.