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Bet that interacting with cuba is more likely to bring about a more open cuba than isolating it. its not a bad bet. if it works, its a success. if it doesnt work we still have the safety valve of the embargo in place. i think its a justifiable move, and theres a decent chance it actually will set in motion a dynamic that the cuban government wont be able to stop. t its one of the positive effects of lower oil prices. the fact that venezuela is not going to be able to sustain the kind of subsidy ...

>> virtually no dollar reserves. theyre stretched. >> what do you think -- you know, what is going to happen with these low oil prices? in general, this seems to be one of the follow-on effectts, and we will talk about russia in a moment, but what are the consequences? with what happens with a world with oil prices at $60? >> there are economic consequences and political consequences. the economic consequences are, first, in the u.s. and in a lot of countries its good news. its like a $100 billi...