• In December 2007 Mitt Romney commented on Castro's decision of not coming back to power
saying even if Castro does not come back Cuba's government will still remain the same brutal regime
it was for the past 49 years.

• He opined that Cuba's youth are still among the constantly harassed and are subjected to
violence and are under the surveillance for demanding their political freedom. They comprise the
many political prisoners in Cuba today.

• According to him Cuba's future should be shaped by its freedom loving youth and not Raul
Castro or any of the Castro cronies.

• He said that the US should continue with its present policy towards Cuba until the country
is free from the Castro regime and all political prisoners are freed and the country becomes a
democracy initiating free and fair elections.

• During a speech in Miami Mitt Romney bungled the names of Cuban-American politicians and
became the object of ridicule.

• He also went further to disappoint the crowd when he associated Castro's trademark speech
ending slogan - 'Patria o muerte, venceremos!' with a free Cuba. Castro had in fact closed his
speeches with the phrase in English for decades 'Father Land or death we shall overcome'.

• Romney's fumble was looked upon as potential snags for state and national politicians
trying to navigate the Cuban American Community in South Florida.

• Mitt Romney stresses that hundreds of Americans fought and died for Cuba's freedom during
President John F Kennedy's rule and criticized Obama from shrinking from defending liberty in the
America's.

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