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Video - ‘Obama’s Announcement Was Everything We Worked For’ (peertube.world)

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[a video about Cuba from the news collective Belly Of The Beast]

In 2014, something historic happened. The U.S. admitted that decades of economic war toward Cuba had failed — and chose engagement instead. Historian Peter Kornbluh recalls the moment Barack Obama and Raúl Castro announced the opening on live television. “It was everything we had worked for,” he says.

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[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

Obama put his thumb on the scale in both the 2016 and 2020 primaries, and that was ultimately what made the destruction of his only three major accomplishments inevitable. We've lost the Iran deal, advances in Cuba, and most of the ACA because Obama couldn't stop serving Wall Street and the establishment even after leaving office.