Warsaw, Poland - It is up to eleven million Cubans living on the island and two million emigrants and refugees to decide whether or not they want to adopt a system based on freedom, democracy and pluralism.
The U.S. administration must tackle the post-Castro transition with tact and respect for the Cuban people. They must reduce their role to assisting a sovereign Cuban government. It does matter whether Cuba takes the road to freedom and democracy or whether it keeps going down the path of populism, poverty and authoritarianism. What Chavez has to offer is what Cuba has known for forty-seven years of isolation. If the Cuban transition to democracy proves successful, it will be an example for others to follow like Spain, Brazil or Chile.
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