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February 29, 2008

Discuss Friday's local commentary and letters

Cuba and Israel have been foreign policy failures
John Freivalds
Freivalds runs an international marketing communications firm in Lexington.
Fidel Castro's recent resignation from the Cuban presidency brought to light two longstanding domestic policy issues: total rejection of Cuba and total support of Israel. Each has gone on almost as long with disastrous consequences for the United States.
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# 1

[February 29, 2008 8:32 AM]

John R

My, My,! How the liberals love communists, dictators, and terrorists!

# 2

[February 29, 2008 10:56 AM]

Henry

Cuba is a dictatorship without a free press.

Israel is a democracy with a free press.

It sounds like that free press thing is a problem.

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