Another true believer gets a wake up call...Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Tuesday that he would leave Cuba after exhausting all possible avenues to try to win the release of a jailed U.S. government subcontractor, adding that he was treated so poorly he doubted he could ever come back to the island as a friend.
Do you know who I am!
Richardson, who previously vowed to remain in Cuba until he at least got to see jailed Maryland native Alan Gross, changed his mind after meetings with the Cuban government and other influential groups failed to yield any results. He said he would leave Wednesday. "I have been here a week and tried through all means -- with religious institutions, diplomats from other countries, all kinds of efforts -- and I see that this isn't going to change," Richardson told reporters. "So why would I stay?"
Ummmmmmmm...for the guy in jail maybe?
Richardson, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who had enjoyed warm relations with Cuba in the past, said he was disheartened and disillusioned by his treatment, and wondered aloud if President Raul Castro's government was aiming to deliberately scuttle better ties with Washington. "I am very disappointed and surprised," Richardson said. "Perhaps the Cuban government has decided it does not want to improve relations. Perhaps that is the message it is sending."
Yeah, Bill. Maybe Barry will start World War III because the Cubans wouldn't kiss your ass...
Why should the Cubans give a shit while Obama has been doing everything in his power to promote the U.S.A. as nothing but a paper tiger?
Richardson spoke of his longtime affection for Cuba, its people and its culture, but said this trip has soured all that."Unfortunately after this negative experience, I don't know if I could return here as a friend," he said. "The next step is up to the Cuban government, but they have not treated me like a friend."
Good day, sir!