Marco Rubio Standing ovation from our European allies

Vambram said:

Cuba's communist regime is the reason that Cuba is in dire straits.

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Maria Billingsley said:

I know that may seem like the reason for the current crisis at hand but it is not. Cubans were not experiencing a total blockade that will certainly cause massive death starting with the children . A 90% reduction of fuel imports will collapse the society. Like I said, this is a ruthless way to force a regime change by suffocating its inhabitants.
It is purely hypocritical for the U.S. to strangle Cuba with a decades-old embargo while filling its own shelves with goods from Communist China. This double standard proves that Washington doesn't actually care about "opposing communism," but instead uses "dishonest scales" to bully a small neighbor while playing nice with a massive global power for profit.
Simply outrageous!

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DaisyDay said:

I have never understood why the US continued to punish Cuba after we re-established diplomatic & trade with Russia. It seemed to me that the expat Cuban community here had outsize influence.

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Maria Billingsley said:

Yes indeed. I am a first generation Cuban in the US and believe me there were major fights between my family here and my family in Cuba concerning the embargo especially between my mother and my aunt who was raised in communist Cuba.

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DaisyDay said:

What were the arguments on each side, succinctly?

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Maria Billingsley said:

I know that may seem like the reason for the current crisis at hand but it is not. Cubans were not experiencing a total blockade that will certainly cause massive death starting with the children . A 90% reduction of fuel imports will collapse the society. Like I said, this is a ruthless way to force a regime change by suffocating its inhabitants.
It is purely hypocritical for the U.S. to strangle Cuba with a decades-old embargo while filling its own shelves with goods from Communist China. This double standard proves that Washington doesn't actually care about "opposing communism," but instead uses "dishonest scales" to bully a small neighbor while playing nice with a massive global power for profit.
Simply outrageous!

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Always in His Presence said:

a quick search

• Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission — Said Rubio’s remarks were “very reassuring” and emphasized that the U.S. sees Europe as a “strong partner in the Alliance,” reassuring European officials worried about transatlantic ties.
• Jean-Noël Barrot, French Foreign Minister — Welcomed Rubio’s appeal to shared heritage and stressed the importance of collective responses to global challenges, though he did not suggest it would change France’s policy direction.
• Johann Wadephul, German Foreign Minister — Described the speech as expected and reaffirmed commitment to the rules-based international order, agreeing on the need to stick to shared global norms.
• Wolfgang Ischinger, Chair of the Munich Security Conference (senior German diplomat) — Conference leaders and diplomats present reportedly found Rubio’s speech “reassuring” compared with more confrontational U.S. contributions at past conferences (e.g., Vice President J.D. Vance’s remarks in 2025). This was reflected in a round of applause and standing ovation from attendees.

Many European officials framed Rubio’s call for renewed U.S.–Europe cooperation as a message of reassurance, especially after recent strains over NATO commitments and foreign policy differences

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rambot said:

Is it just because so many of these speeches go so very poorly?

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