>Castro's "courting" of the Soviet Union
>was more the "only way
>out" for him than a
>deliberate choice.
>It's mainly becos of the constant
>threats and intimidations by the
>US that he resorted to
>the "Soviet camp" (which was
>the only other option in
>the Cold War era).

But there were some in his camp (Christ, I need to reread my books) who felt that Cuba could become non-aligned. Needless to say, Castro taking the obvious solution to the US problem was seen as a betrayal by those who favored non-alignment.

But this is all an interesting tangent. ELIAN NEEDS TO GO HOME!

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