Rafael Palmeiro Quotes

I would love to see the French spending money to restore Iraq.

From the moment he took office in January of 1961, Kennedy had been eager to settle the Cuban problem without overt military action by the United States.

I think our Cuban policy is insane…. I guess it’s the politics of Florida. The Cold War is long since over. Our embargo just lets Castro blame his troubles on us.. Just lift the embargo and let people do as they wish.

Thorough consideration should be given to the elimination of Fidel Castro

We cannot let the present government go on there [Cuba].

[Fidel] Castro was gifted leader who engineered social improvements that benefitted most Cubans, a statesman who placed Cuba at the center of world politics, and a masterful tactician who outlasted ten hostile U. S. Presidents…

For more than fifty years, our policy towards Cuba was not making life better for Cubans. In many ways, it was making it worse.

When it comes to reconstruction, before we turn to the American taxpayer, we will turn first to the resources of the Iraqi government and the international community.

Fidel Castro for me is like a father.

Once the violence has ceased, the US should immediately call on the World Bank and other international institutions to convene a donors conference to rebuild Lebanon's shattered infrastructure.

I think a policy of isolationism toward Cuba is misplaced and hasn't worked.

From time to time, the irresponsible acts of the Cuban government remind us that this is far more than about the freedom of one country, but it really is about the stability and security of the region and the national security interests of the United States.

I can't think of a better model for Haiti rebuilding than Rwanda.

I lived in Cuba - I was there for one year in the 1950s. We built the famous nightclub, which is still there, Tropicana, and a restaurant, Montecatini, that I opened is still there. I was there when the U.S. ambassador said everyone must leave because Castro was arriving the next morning.

As the Iraqi people better understand that Saddam Hussein and his regime are history, it is my hope that they will get behind the coalition effort to help them create a democratic government and rebuild their country.

I had a hope that the Iraqis would embrace a new government, would establish a new Iraq very quickly, and, but I never had that as an expectation.

I'm a staunch anti-Castro individual.

Our Cuba policy didn't make much sense during the Cold War and makes even less sense now.

It is our moral duty to intervene today, straight away, to help the Iraqi people in their difficulty. Iraq has to be given back to the Iraqi people

On any big issue in government there are always going to be disagreements.

There are only two groups I recognize in Cuba: those who wholly support the revolution and those who are joining the reactionaries.

Ten Presidents have tried to do something about Cuba and the statis is quo.

Necessary to keep Iraqi army intact for a specified period of time. Serves as a ready resource pool for labor-intensive civil works projects

It’s about time we talked to Cuba instead of fighting a war that is 40 years old.

The Cuban model doesn't even work for us anymore.