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And i think what nixon did opening china probably was the right thing to do. and i think we have a better chance of defeating castro with trade than we do with an embargo that just simply hasnt worked. >> i know you wrote in your op-ed lets hope cooler heads will ultimately prevail and we unleash a trade tsunami that washes the castros once and for all into the sea. is that a little too polly anna? >> i think we have the same goals. i think we all want to defeat communism. wed like to see repres...

Then -- they know it instinctively they know theres great wealth in america. theres a lot of cuban wealth. and its interesting that the cuban position is no longer monolithic on this. a majority of younger cubans actually would like to see it opened up. but i think when you see all the travel and all the great capitals thats accumulated primarily in miami and southern florida, when you see that going in and buying hotels and buying up property in cuba, its going to overwhelm communism and it wil...

You know when you use the word isolationism or refer to senator rubio as taking an isolationist tact, your critics immediately say that is something they feel is maybe the pot calling the kettle black. >> thats just because they mis -- >> -- isis and others. clarify for us. >> heres the thing, shannon. the reason we point this out is to point out their hypocrisy on this and their misunderstanding of the term. because im one who does believe in trade and diplomacy and engagement around the world....

If theres open trade, i think the people will see what its like to -- all of the things that we produce under capitalism. so in the end, i think probably opening up cuba is a good idea. >> heres rubio with his lesser abilities going back at paul on fox last night. >> like many people that have been opining, he has no idea what hes talking about. the embargo is not whats hurting the cuban people. its the lack of freedom, and the lack of competent leaders. >> today, the senator unloaded on rubio, ...

I think we all want to defeat communism. wed like to see representative democracy in cuba. we all want that. its just a question whether or not engagement or isolationism is the better policy. weve had cuban isolationism for 50 years, no trade, no diplomacy. and yet it hasnt worked. so i think trade, i think travel, when they see our stuff, when they see cell phones and smartphones and ipads, and when they see all of that and when people take money down there and buy things and their economy cou...

Allies dont trust us anymore. on top of that you have the rise of the islamic state which can in large part íhmuñ blamed on obamas bugout from iraq thats what the troops call and it go it alone isolationism. thousands of radical islamitys from the europe and the westih÷ inspire to jihad. obamas disengagement has created new dangers t/r threats. just like carter in the 70s. like bill clinton in the 90s. thats what led up to 9/ 9//01. >> i got thats a threat. boko haram is another very obvious ...

>> where is the party four to eight years ago? >> it hasnt moved that much. >> where is paul in this? isolationism or retreating a bit is actually popular inside the republican party these days. look. i think, joe, ultimately youre right that next year, paul is going to start out as a front-runner but hell be the guy sort of at the top that everybody is chafising. i think youll see a pylon on him. probably led by liz cheney. a lot of international wings beat the living daylights out of him. john...

Me. >> let me go to rick perry. he says rand pauls brand of isolationism would compound the threat of terrorism even further, he said, its disheartening to hear fellow republicans such as senator rand paul suggest that our nation should ignore whats happening in iraq. ill give you a chance to respond. i think this is a healthy debate, i dont think this -- >> it might be healthy, but that sounded like a bunch of name calling to me, im happy to talk about the specifics. i think the situation with ...

Winced and moaned during the final, sad days of casey kasem. we dont need "the cheney show." >> what youre talking about, rand paul may sense it. hes brought up the concept of isolationism, to the republican party, and you see this as a response. >> yep. >> to the hawkishness of cheney? >>? e. and liz did have remarks directly, smearing rand paul, and -- or insinuating about rand paul. thats interesting to see. again, i do disagree with you. i think this helps democrats every time dick cheney sh...

She will be your next senator. >> how about this feud? >> what dick cheney says about these two. >> isolationism is crazy and think we can retreat behind our oceans but im sorry, they are out to lunch. >> that went longer than i expected but get back, please, to the soup which i understand is quite good. thank you. welcome back to "morning joe." mark halpern is still with us. joining us from washington the host of msnbcs "hardball" chris matthews and on the set is joy reed. good to have you wi...