It’s certainly prudent for the U.S. to begin to think about how we will interact with a post-Castro Cuba. However, it would be imprudent to keep in place policies that have made Castro the longest-reigning dictator in the world.
Simply put, more of the same won’t hasten democratic reforms in Cuba.
The interests of democracy, both in Cuba and here in the U.S., would be better served by a more honest examination of our current Cuba policy.