Obama on Cuba: 'Isolation does not work'

Obama on Cuba: 'Isolation does not work'
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Saying it was time to "begin a new chapter among the nations of the Americas," President Obama on Wednesday announced that the U.S. and Cuba would move to fully restore relations between the two nations.

"Neither the American nor Cuban people are well served by a rigid policy rooted in events that took place before most of us were born," Obama said. "These 50 years have shown that isolation does not work," Obama said.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.