Maria Werlau has an excellent editorial in the Wall Street Journal in regards to US embargo of the Cuban dictatorship. Ms. Werlau is saying that only actions that will benefit all Cubans, not just the few with relatives, are good in the end.

Toward a New Cuba Policy
Neither engagement nor isolation have worked
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123958449490312295.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

By MARIA WERLAU
APRIL 13, 2009, 2:21 P.M. ET

The ascendancy of Raúl Castro to Cuba's presidency has fueled expectations of reform in the 50-year-old dictatorship. Next week, President Barack Obama will be pressed on the issue at the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad-Tobago.

It is a good time to acknowledge that neither the U.S. embargo nor engagement by the rest of the world have helped Cubans attain their rights. Sanctions, though ethically justified, can't work unilaterally; treating Cuba as a normal partner is immoral and counterproductive. A new unified approach is needed.

Just as the oppressed people of South Africa, Chile, and other tyrannies received international support, finding an effective approach to the Cuba problem is a shared duty. It is also in everyone's interest. A democratic, stable and prosperous Cuba would cease threatening the security of the region, slow the flow of Cuban refugees and provide better trade and business opportunities.