But,he left the embargo in place and urged them to take the next step, by increasing political freedom.

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President George Bush maintained he would not end the Cuban trade embargo unless Fidel Castro released political prisoners, held democratic elections and met a number of other conditions.

ECONOMIST: Time for a fight

Does the embargo provide Castro with a political self-justification?

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Castro Inconvertible

It has gone down poorly in Miami, where Cuban-American political leaders have long been the main promoters of the embargo.

ECONOMIST: Latin America and the United States