ings arebeginning to change. He has opened up the Cuban economy for some investment,mainly in telecommunications, oil exploration, and joint ventures. In anattempt to stay in power, he is trying to adapt his country to the newreality of the world. Rather than suppressing the educated elite, he isgiving them a place in guiding Cuba. The question is, will they eventuallywant more power and a right to control Cuba's fate without Castro'sguidance and support? If the collapse of past regimes is any indication,they will eventually want more power. When Castro came to power in 1959, the major opponents in America tohim, as with Guatemala, were the business interests who were losing out asa result of his polices. The major pressure for the Americans to dosomething came, not only from the Cuban exiles in Florida, but from thosebusinesses. Today, the tables are turned and businesses are loosing outbecause of the American embargo against Cuba. It is estimated that if theembargo were lifted, $1 billion of business would be generated for UScompanies that first year. Right now, 100 firms have gone to Cuba to talkabout doing business there after the embargo is lifted. Will Americanpolicy change toward Cuba because of pressure from business interests andgrowing problems with refugees from Cuba? Given the reasons why the UnitedStates got involved in Latin American politics in the first place, it isvery likely that their position will change if they can find a face savingway to do so. American policy at this time though is still stuck in thecold war, the chairmen of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee JesseHelms said that, . . . Whether Castro leaves Cuba in a vertical or horizontal position is up to him and the Cuban people. But he must and will leave Cuba . . . . The failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion was caused by misinformationand mismanagement, the consequences of that was egg in the face for theAmericans and an increase in t...
