I would have to say that decisions such as these, hinge more upon empire's wants and needs, and not so much any given sitting president. Cuba, Nicaragua, and relative newcomer Venezuela, have steadfastly refused over the years to bend the knee to Yankee Doodle. Empire never forgives, and empire never forgets. Not that these countries particularly care about that any more, that's the price of doing business without the blessings of empire, but Yankee Doodle still needs to give the appearance of the scolding parent disciplining their wayward children, even though I'm quite sure that's fairly obvious to people outside of the States.
What's that Reagan used to say? Something like "there they go again".
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