the new leader of cuba... raul castro?

[McTucket]

what do you guys think about this?

you think good ol fidel will finally bite the bullet, or is this just minor?

[HHBizzle]

i think he is at the point of falling apart very quickly now; i mean the man will be 80 in august and just underwent surgery for a bleeding intestinal bleeding..his body aint gonna get a whole lot better....i say we invade within 2 years, too many terrorist cells hiding out there.

[McTucket]

a little tidbit of info... raul castro, fidels brother is also up there in age... hes 75.

looks like cuba will be pushed into a state of chaos and uncertainty here in the coming years.

[Hoplon]

Anal bleeding ftw?

[Nebula]

I know this isnt how it works in Cuba, but the people should just get rid of the the Castros. Obviously they are no good.

Did any of you read that article not long ago about him flipping out for no reason thinking the US was going to attack them? He was like WE WILL CRUSH YOUR blah blah blah. It was actually rather amusing. :rolleyes:

[Phenix]

IDid any of you read that article not long ago about him flipping out for no reason... He was like WE WILL CRUSH YOUR blah blah blah. It was actually rather amusing. :rolleyes:

He must have the same writers as George W. :lol: :lol:

[Hae-Yu]

I think it's fitting that yet another communist country has evolved from a personality cult to autocracy to dynasty. It would be nice if the Castros thought "you know, we're all pretty old. Why don't we just make sure that Cuba is stable after we die." It's like they already have all the perks and even if they ceded power early, they could have a royal retirement and it would undercut their opponents in the history books. "See we're not such a bad bunch of murderous, tyrannical motherfuckers." Then again, that's asking commies to use reason.

For some reason, I think they might just do the right thing and set up elections - at least after they die. On the other hand, Kim Jung Il is gonna try to take as much with him as possible leaving such a ruined desolate country behind it'll collapse.

[AuPiscis]

After the Castros die, wouldn't a (seemingly typical) pattern of events follow, whereby a power vacuum is created; military/political factions will vie for power; and/or a superpower with vested(?) interest in the country will attempt to exert some measure of influence?

For exactly the reasons that you stated in your first paragraph, I project a sequence of events contrary to the Cubans somehow muddling their way to democracy.

With regard to N. Korea, I can't agree with you more about Kim Jong Il. It's a tough card that the S. Koreans have had to and continue to deal with, considering that they have been living with unstable and (probably certifiable) loony N. Korean leaders.

[Hae-Yu]

You're probably right.

Fidel has had some positive effects on his country - it has a high literacy rate - probably the highest in Latin America. It has a great medical system and it's been stable for 50 years. The country's biggest handicap is that it lacks a democratic tradition. I really hope they can overcome that.