The American foreign policy on Cuba has not altered over the years and US President Barack Obama’s approaches to the socialist state are sheer tactical moves towards the ultimate goal of converting Cuba into a capitalist nation, says an analyst.
“The US policy of overthrowing the government [of Cuba] for the past 50 years was a dismal failure,” said James Petras, Bartle Professor (emeritus) of Sociology, in a Sunday interview with Press TV.
His comments come during Obama’s visit to the Caribbean island nation – the first such trip by a US president in nearly 90 years.
Petras noted that the United States has over the decades sought to subvert Cuba, but to no avail.
The Obama administration hopes, the analyst said, to open Cuba to American private sector and thus make its mark on the socialist country in the long run.
“I think the tactics have changed, but the ultimate goal of subverting Cuba remains,” added Petras.
On Sunday, Obama traveled to…