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Countries are more likely to enjoy lasting transformation if their people are not subjected to chaos. >> the embargo and the diplomatic isolation of cuba is a policy that our country embarked on at the end of the 1950s in the beginning of the 1960s. and we did it basically because of the soviet union because cuba's revolution was a communist revolution because the soviet union was who cuba allied themselves with against us. and we desperately didn't want cuba to be that kind of society and that kind of geopolitical threat just 90 miles off the american coast. that's why we did it. it didn't wo...

Tra trade legislation in place. these two guys hate america beyond belief. even, you know, nikita khruschchev when he wrote his book talked about the insane hatred the castros had for the united states. they won't change their stripes. they are in their 80s. they are this way and will continue though way. all the good things you guys are hoping for are pure pipe dreams because these two twice will never allow the united states to be looked upon favorably by the cuban people no matter what you do. there will be a regime change in cuba, next year, three years, five years. these guys are leaving ...

So much. and the divide over the president's announcement isn't just limited to cubans and cuban americans, of course, it's led to pretty strange bedfellows. bob menendez is blasting the president saying that he vindicated the human rights abuses of the castros. meanwhile, the chamber of commerce hailed the president's decision. yes, you heard that right. 4 out of 5 americans alive have never known a free cuba. will anything that just happened change that? joining us now is the deputy director of the latin america center at the atlantic council. thanks for being with us. >> thanks, krystal. >>...

So now when we are so close to the end of the castros, the end of that regime, whuchbt seen fidel castro react because if he's alive, he's too weak or too senile to know this just happened and react. now that we are so close to the end of those two dictators who have oppressed these people for over half a century, now we're going to change and do it unilaterally without them lifting the oppression? >> ana, what sign do you see though, obviously fidel son his last legs but raul castro is in charge. it doesn't seem the transfer there was any weakening of the state, the central power. what makes ...

♪yeah, you do the walk of life need to lower your blood sugar? ask your doctor about farxiga and visit our website to learn how you may be able to get every month free. this was a mistake. this is throwing an economic lifeline to the castros at a moment when their regime was vulnerable. it was a serious mistake. >> i think it's a bad idea. i think there's a reason why -- i don't think there's been any noticeable change towards making that a more free and prosperous country. there's a reason why we have the