Dem. Senator Bob Menendez: Obama's Cuba policy 'sets an extremely dangerous precedent'

Dem. Senator Bob Menendez: Obama's Cuba policy 'sets an extremely dangerous precedent'
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Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) on Wednesday ripped President Obama's decision to swap prisoners with Cuba as having "vindicated the brutal behavior of the Cuban government."

"Trading Mr. [Alan] Gross for three convicted criminals sets an extremely dangerous precedent," Menendez, the outgoing head of the foreign relations committee, said in a statement. "It invites dictatorial and rogue regimes to use Americans serving overseas as bargaining chips."

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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.