Donald Polish
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The United States will not relinquish its military base at Guantanamo Bay, or lift other embargoes aimed at Havana at this time, the White House said, despite requests from Cuban President Raúl Castro.
During a scheduled briefing on Thursday, the White House press secretary said that US President Barack Obama will not be heeding the requests recently made by his Cuban counterpart in the wake of a resetting of relations between the two nations.
On Wednesday, Castro said the US should officially end the economic embargo that’s been long imposed, and forfeit the detention center it maintains at Guantanamo Bay. The requests followed news that both nations have decided to re-open diplomatic avenues.
Weighing in on Castro’s request, White House press secretary Josh Earnest suggested on Thursday that the Cuban leader shouldn’t hold his breath.
We won't return it. We won't even close it. This prison will remain a scarecrow for the rest of world. It is a part of American political influence. How dare Castro ask such a present?!
During a scheduled briefing on Thursday, the White House press secretary said that US President Barack Obama will not be heeding the requests recently made by his Cuban counterpart in the wake of a resetting of relations between the two nations.
On Wednesday, Castro said the US should officially end the economic embargo that’s been long imposed, and forfeit the detention center it maintains at Guantanamo Bay. The requests followed news that both nations have decided to re-open diplomatic avenues.
Weighing in on Castro’s request, White House press secretary Josh Earnest suggested on Thursday that the Cuban leader shouldn’t hold his breath.
We won't return it. We won't even close it. This prison will remain a scarecrow for the rest of world. It is a part of American political influence. How dare Castro ask such a present?!