Big Change for Cubans, Not Enough for Critics

The telecom change is HUGE! Being able to coordinate one's life via cell phone coverage in cuba could immensely increase pressure on the regime to hold elections. Simply giving people the power to organize themselves in real-time without the specter of Cuban government monitoring...that's going to have an impact.

Sure it's a small step, but it is definitely a step. It's early in Obama's tenure, I think he's starting this part of his presidency off the right way.

I think that this is a small step, but hopefully will lead to bigger changes in the future. We have been at ends with Cuba for years and year, and having them as an ally could lead a great relationship in the future.

This reminds me of cross-strait relations between Mainland China and Taiwan. Leader from Taiwan recently passed the policy that allows people from Mainland to travel around the island. I would consider these changes as great progress, even though they are just small cracks into the door of foreign policies.

The cold war is over and soon enough there won't be any Castros left to rule Cuba. We should move toward cooperation with Cuba as it could be a valuable partner in trade in the future.