In 1962, US President John F Kennedy had a showdown with Russia to keep missiles from reaching Cuba. The US blockaded Cuba, and has a strict embargo which continues to exist in various forms today.
Cuba vs. Gaza
- Cuba never stated its intention of wiping the US off of the map; it is in Hamas Charter and daily rants of its leadership
- Cuba never fired a missile into the US; Hamas has fired over 10,000
- Cuba never abducted US servicemen; Hamas has taken Israelis
- Cuba never used suicide bombings against American civilians; Hamas has conducted over 100 bombings in Israel
- Cuba is miles from US shores; almost all of Gaza borders Israel
- Cuba does not have a racist government calling to kill Americans; Gaza has an anti-Semitic government that calls for killing Jews
- The relative land size of Cuba:USA is larger than Gaza:Israel
- The relative population size of Cuba:USA is larger than Gaza:Israel
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_embargo_against_Cuba
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