Fidel Castro resigns Cuban presidency - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

james99 · 2008-02-19, 09:04 AM

An ailing Fidel Castro stepped aside as Cuba's leader Tuesday, ending nearly a half-century of rule that saw him become an arch-enemy of 10 U.S. presidents as head of one of the world's last communist nations.

docted · 2008-02-19, 09:49 AM

I don't know what was Castro's diagnosis, although a carcinoma is suspected, what I can't understand is why he had to be hospitalized for over a year. Could there not have been some out-of-hospital facilities available ? And, why the secrecy, especially now that he has resigned.

darrylr · 2008-02-19, 09:50 AM

It will be very interesting to see how it unfolds with the leadership of Cuba after this.

jvincent · 2008-02-19, 09:53 AM

My take on this is that him officially resigning is a way to try and make the transition more peaceful when he dies.

A good idea IMHO.

Danster · 2008-02-19, 03:34 PM

He's probably dead already. Last time I saw him on TV, was from a video taped a few months ago.

bliew · 2008-02-19, 05:23 PM

See, proof that US sanctions do work. All it took was about 50 years, poor health and retirement, and they removed Fidel from power! I bet they remove Raoul in half that time...

waterug · 2008-02-19, 06:38 PM

It will be interesting to see what the U.S. does now with regards to the sanctions imposed on Cuba. It's long overdue to accept the fact that Cuba is here to stay.

Sirius Guy · 2008-02-19, 11:29 PM

The US does business with China and Vietnam, both communist countries with poor human rights records so they should do the same with Cuba.
The sanctions only hurt the people not the gov't so open up and do business with them and let democracy sell itself.
Cuban exile voter's in Florida have a different opinion but makes sense to most.

2008-02-19, 09:04 AM	#1
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	Fidel Castro resigns Cuban presidency An ailing Fidel Castro stepped aside as Cuba's leader Tuesday, ending nearly a half-century of rule that saw him become an arch-enemy of 10 U.S. presidents as head of one of the world's last communist nations.

2008-02-19, 03:34 PM	#5
Danster Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Lincoln.NB Pop 465,123 Posts: 5,305	He's probably dead already. Last time I saw him on TV, was from a video taped a few months ago. __________________ Home Theatre: Yamaha HTR-6190, Klipsch Speakers, SANYO PLV-Z4, TOSHIBA HDDVD, LG BD555C, Cerwin Vega HTS12 Sub, VIP2300, XBox 360, HTPC.

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2008-02-19, 09:49 AM	#2
docted Join Date: May 2004 Location: Guelph,Ont. Posts: 313	I don't know what was Castro's diagnosis, although a carcinoma is suspected, what I can't understand is why he had to be hospitalized for over a year. Could there not have been some out-of-hospital facilities available ? And, why the secrecy, especially now that he has resigned.

2008-02-19, 09:50 AM	#3
darrylr Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Nepean, Ontario Posts: 2,980	It will be very interesting to see how it unfolds with the leadership of Cuba after this.

2008-02-19, 09:53 AM	#4
jvincent Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ottawa Posts: 5,369	My take on this is that him officially resigning is a way to try and make the transition more peaceful when he dies. A good idea IMHO.

2008-02-19, 05:23 PM	#6
bliew Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 204	See, proof that US sanctions do work. All it took was about 50 years, poor health and retirement, and they removed Fidel from power! I bet they remove Raoul in half that time...

2008-02-19, 06:38 PM	#7
waterug Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Peterborough, ON Posts: 865	It will be interesting to see what the U.S. does now with regards to the sanctions imposed on Cuba. It's long overdue to accept the fact that Cuba is here to stay.

2008-02-19, 11:29 PM	#8
Sirius Guy Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 638	The US does business with China and Vietnam, both communist countries with poor human rights records so they should do the same with Cuba. The sanctions only hurt the people not the gov't so open up and do business with them and let democracy sell itself. Cuban exile voter's in Florida have a different opinion but makes sense to most.