Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. A Good Idea, Mr. President … but It Won’t Work 79 December 26, 2014 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) on 24 December 2014 by Gwynne Dyer (link to originallink to original) Translated from English by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Barack ObamaCubaeconomyembargoNew ZealandRaul CastroRepublican Party Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Austria: The Showdown in Washington Is about More Than the Budget October 7, 2025. Published in Der Standard[I]t’s not about the best compromise, but rather purely about satisfying [Trump's] own desire for power. 0 Thailand: Could Ukraine Actually End Up Winning? October 5, 2025. Published in Bangkok Post 0 Singapore: Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan – Some Cause for Optimism, but Will It Be Enough? October 5, 2025. Published in Channel News Asia 0 Germany: Trump’s Peace Plan: Too Good To Be True October 10, 2025. Published in Die TageszeitungIt remains difficult to envision ... how Hamas will consent to its own disarmament. 0 Singapore: ‘Treat Us Like We Treat You’: Trump’s Latest Sectoral Tariffs Are a Warning Southeast Asia Must Heed October 5, 2025. Published in Channel News Asia 0 Topics Germany: Trump’s Peace Plan: Too Good To Be True October 10, 2025. Published in Die TageszeitungIt remains difficult to envision ... how Hamas will consent to its own disarmament. 0 Mexico: The Kirk Paradox October 10, 2025. Published in La Jornada 0 Turkey: Cost of Trumping in the 21st Century: Tested in Europe, Isolated on Gaza October 9, 2025. Published in Daily Sabah 0 Austria: The Showdown in Washington Is about More Than the Budget October 7, 2025. Published in Der Standard[I]t’s not about the best compromise, but rather purely about satisfying [Trump's] own desire for power. 0 Singapore: Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan – Some Cause for Optimism, but Will It Be Enough? October 5, 2025. Published in Channel News Asia 0 Singapore: US Visa Changes Could Spark a Global Talent Shift: Here’s Where Singapore Has an Edge October 5, 2025. Published in Channel News Asia 0 Singapore: ‘Treat Us Like We Treat You’: Trump’s Latest Sectoral Tariffs Are a Warning Southeast Asia Must Heed October 5, 2025. Published in Channel News Asia 0 Thailand: Could Ukraine Actually End Up Winning? October 5, 2025. Published in Bangkok Post 0 Related Articles India: Trump vs Judiciary: Will US Power Balance Shift? August 13, 2025. Published in Deccan ChronicleServing judges have received death threats this year, prompted by their blocking or delaying some of the president’s executive orders. Australia: Donald Trump Is Leading an Overt Attack on the Institutions Underpinning the US Economy August 6, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia Ireland: Obama’s Silence on Gaza Makes Freedom of Dublin Award Deeply Problematic August 4, 2025. Published in Irish Examiner Sri Lanka: America at 250: Democracy’s Promise and Contradictions July 28, 2025. Published in Daily Mirror Online Mexico: Trump vs. Cuba: More of the Same July 23, 2025. Published in La Jornada Previous articleGoodbye, Cold WarNext articleA Gun Can Kill. Criticism? Not So Much LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment