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Election, we might have rallied around him. so, i think there is some of that -- that cuts both ways. >> who are your headliners this week on "meet the press"? >> i think its been -- ill tell you, interestingly enough on the sony front. weve had a hard time -- theres a lot of hollywood that doesnt want to speak out. that is afraid to speak out. we had some people that were on the hook and then decided out of safety concerns not to. i wonder if the presidents words changes that mind. well also ha...

But change is going to come to cuba. it has to. theyve got an economy that doesnt work. theyve been reliant for years, first on subsidies from the soviet union, then on subsidies from venezuela. those cant be sustained. the more the cuban people see whats possible, the more interested they are going to be in change. but how societies change, its country specific, its culturally specific. it could happen fast. it could happen slower than id like but i think its going to happen. i think this chang...

The share the concern of dissidents there and human rights activists, that, you know, this is still a regime that represses its people. and as i said when i made the announcement, i dont anticipate overnight changes, but what i know deep in my bones is that if youve done the same thing for 50 years and nothings changed, you should try something different if you want a different outcome. this gives us an opportunity for a different outcome. because sidly cuba is open to the world in ways it has n...

Believers inside cuba in ways they havent been before. it offers telecommunications and the internet being widely available in cuba in ways it hasnt been before. and over time, that chips away at this hermetically sealed society and ofrsz the best prospect, then, of leading to greater determination on the part of the cuban people. i think it will happen in fits and starts. but through engagement we have a better chance of bringing about change than we otherwise would have. >> do you have a goal ...

Cuban government it would not have the -- sabotage the deal like it has in the past when the president has made similar overtures to the government? >> meaning -- be specific. what do you mean? >> reporter: when the clinton administration made some overture, they shot down planes. they sort of have a pattern of doing provocative -- >> okay. just general provocative activities. >> reporter: any time you sort of reached out a hand. i wanted to see what is your knowledge of whether fidel castro, di...

They want to block money a new embassy? >> im going to cut you off there. . this is taking up a lot of time. >> as far as as the history of sabotage, the plane being shot down. it wasnt the cuban government, it was a tragic circumstance that ended up collapsing talks that had begun to take place. i havent seen an historical record that suggests they shot the plane down specifically to undermine overtures by the clinton government. i think it is not precedented for the president of the united sta...

Julie pace. >> reporter: thank you, mr. president. i want to ask you about cuba. what would you say to dissidents or democracy advocates inside cuba who worry that can give the castro regime -- when your administration was lifting sanctions on myanmar, why not do the same with cuba? to follow up on north korea, did you have any indication north korea was acting in conjunction with another country, perhaps, china? >> we have no indication that north korea was acting in conjunction with another co...

Military force or can you rule out a cyber attack of your own? >> im going to leave it where i left it. we just confirmed it was north korea. we had been working up a range of options. they will be presented to me. i will make a decision on those based on what i believe is proportional. and appropriate to the nature of this crime. with respect to cuba, were not at a stage here where me visiting cuba or president castro coming to the united states is in the cards. i dont know how this relationshi...

So, i would be surprised if the cuban government purposely tries to undermine what is now effectively its own policy. i wouldnt be surprised if they take at any given time actions that we think are a problem. and we will be in a position to respond to whatever actions they take the same way we do with a whole range of countries around the world when they do things we think are wrong. but the point is, is that we will be in a better position, i think, to actually have some influence. and there ma...