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Castro Slams Obama

Charming Barry is not charming Raul Castro.   While, Barack Obama has soften United States sanctions on Cuba, Castro is not one bit interested in warming relations with the United States:

HAVANA, Cuba (CNN [1]) — President Obama misinterpreted Cuban President Raúl Castro’s offer to start talks with the United States, Castro’s brother Fidel said Wednesday, appearing to dismiss the U.S. leader’s call for Cuba to release political prisoners.

In an essay published in state-run newspapers Wednesday, the ailing revolutionary leader said the people Washington calls political prisoners are “in the service of a foreign power that threatens and blockades our homeland

What part about no don’t you understand Mr. President?   Castro doesn’t want relations, he just wants an excuse.   Mr. President, if you had a State Department, you could have arranged a quid pro  quo.    As your gesture did was reveal you to be naive weakling.