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Food and medicine get in because they're exempt from the embargo and because the embargo doesn't stop Cuba from engaging in commerce with other countries. Cuba
by adolfojp 3y ago
Food and medicine get in because they're exempt from the embargo and because the embargo doesn't stop Cuba from engaging in commerce with other countries. Cuba imports 80% of its food and the US is one of its largest suppliers.
- miguelazo 3y agoTo say that the embargo doesn't affect food or medicine supplies severely and have a huge impact on Cuba's commerce with other countries is simply incorrect. https://www.wola.org/sites/default/files/downloadable/Cuba/past/cuba_myths_facts.pdf https://www.wola.org/sites/default/files/downloadable/Cuba/p... Dated, but still relevant: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8942780/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8942780/