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Is the US embargo of Cuba justified?
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Selected thesis
The US embargo of Cuba is justified.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1
The embargo pressures the Cuban government to stop supporting dictatorships.
Pro claim 2
The embargo puts pressure on the Cuban government to end their human rights violations.
Con claim 1
Continuing the embargo worsens the humanitarian crisis in Cuba.
Con claim 2
The continued embargo has not achieved the aim of changing Cuba's communist regime.