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Resolved: That the United States should normalize relations with Cuba.

The index for our resources is here and a list of briefs for this book appears below the fold.

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• STATUS OF US-CUBAN RELATIONS
• STATUS OF US-CUBAN RELATIONS: SPECIFIC LAWS
• TRADE ALREADY EXISTS BETWEEN THE US/CUBA WITHOUT IMPACT
• TRAVEL ALREADY EXISTS BETWEEN THE US/CUBA
• MONEY EXCHANGE ALREADY EXISTS BETWEEN THE US/CUBA

PRO

• CUBA POSES NO THREAT TO THE UNITED STATE
• CURRENT POLICY HAS FAILED TO ACHIEVE REGIME CHANGE
• CURRENT POLICY HURTS US BUSINESS
• CURRENT POLICY DRIVES BUSINESS TO COMPETITOR
• CURRENT POLICY HURTS CUBAN PEOPLE AND NOT CASTRO
• CURRENT POLICY HURTS CUBAN PUBLIC HEALTH
• CURRENT POLICY HURTS EDUCATION OF CUBANS
• CURRENT POLICY HURTS CULTURAL PRESERVATION
• CURRENT POLICY CONDEMNED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
• CURRENT POLICY IS USED AS A PROPAGANDA TOOL BY CASTRO
• SHOULD LIFT EMBARGO
• SHOULD LIFT EMBARGO: WOULD CREATE JOBS
• SHOULD LIFT EMBARGO: WOULD INCREASE US AG EXPORTS
• SHOULD LIFT EMBARGO: WOULD INCREASE US ECONOMIC GROWTH
• SHOULD LIFT EMBARGO: WOULD HELP THE CUBAN PEOPLE
• SHOULD LIFT EMBARGO: WOULD HEAL US-CUBAN RELATIONS
• SHOULD LIFT EMBARGO: WILL ENCOURAGE LIBERALIZATION
• SHOULD LIFT EMBARGO: WOULD HELP WORLD BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
• SHOULD LIFT EMBARGO: WOULD HELP INTERNATIONAL SPORTS 
• CONGRESS SUPPORTS LIFTING EMBARGO
• CUBAN-AMERICANS SUPPORT LIFTING EMBARGO
• CUBANS SUPPORT LIFTING THE BAN
• SHOULD TAKE DRAMATIC ACTION; INCREMENTAL CHANGE ISN’T ENOUGH
• UNITED STATES IS THE CONTROLLING FACTOR OVER “NORMALIZATION”
• CUBA WANTS TO TRADE WITH THE UNITED STATES
• A/T: CASTRO WILL STOP BUSINESS EXPANSION

CON

• THE EMBARGO WORKS
• CUBA VIOLATES HUMAN RIGHTS
• CUBA IS A NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT 
• CUBA REFORMS ARE SMALL OR IMAGINARY 
• NEW CASTRO BROTHER IS JUST LIKE FIDEL!
• US POLICY IS A MORAL TOOL, NOT A POLICY TOOL, AND MUST BE UPHELD
• LIFTING THE EMBARGO WILL KILL THE FRAGILE DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT IN CUBA 
• LIFTING THE EMBARGO WOULD RUIN 50 YEARS OF PROGRESS
• LIFTING THE EMBARGO WILL NOT BRING REGIME CHANGE
• DETERIORATING CUBAN FINANCIAL SOLUTION DEMANDS CONTINUED US POLICY
• ANY FAILURE OF US POLICY DUE TO US CITIZEN ACTION
• INFLUX OF FOREIGN CURRENCY KEEPS CUBAN REGIME AFLOAT
• INFLUX OF TOURISM DOLLARS WILL HURT CUBANS
• US POLICY ENCOURAGES HUMAN RIGHTS IN CUBA
• US POLICY ENCOURAGES REGIME CHANGE IN CUBA
• US ACTION WORTHLESS: CUBA WILL REFUSE TO ACT IN RESPONSE TO “NORMALIZATION”
• NORMALIZING RELATIONS WILL NOT MEAN A BUSINESS BONANZA
• NORMALIZING RELATIONS WILL CAUSE CUBAN BRAIN DRAIN
• CUBAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY SUPPORTS THE EMBARGO
• CUBA IS THE CONTROLLING FACTOR OVER “NORMALIZATION”
• CUBA HAS LITTLE TO OFFER THE UNITED STATES 
• CUBAN GOVERNMENT ACTIONS HURTING THE CUBAN PEOPLE, NOT US POLICY 
• CUBA SHOULD TAKE ACTION: RETURN STOLEN US PROPERTY! 
• A/T: CHINA PROVIDES A MODEL
• A/T: EMBARGO HURTS HEALTH CARE