If the US President is concerned about justice, then why are terrorists like Posada Carriles and Orlando Bosch walking the streets of Miami, while 5 Cuban nationals are incarcerated in the US for reporting (ultimately) to our FBI plans by Miami's Cuban Mafia to commit terrorist acts, which would have included acts against US citizens traveling legally to Cuba?

Babs, Pensacola, FL

I have been visiting Cuba for twleve years. In all my time spent with Cubans I have found a sense of frustration, not with Fidel Castro but with the US government. Cubans are generally extremely well informed and aware of world politics particularly between Cuba and the USA. Given my experience in speaking and living with Cubans (I married one) I think most will not take Mr. Bush's suggestions without feeling added resentment towards the Mr. Bush and the US government.
The US government has done nothing to solve this problem and in fact have promoted non-cooperation in the name of democracy. I don't think many people in the world belive true democracy exists in this world much less in the USA given what we have seen happen over the past two presidential elections.
Had Cuba been allowed tot rade on the same level with the USA as China, North Korea and Vietnam, Cuba would have a strong and vibrant economy and Miami would have a very limited Cuban population.

Ken Lawson, Vancouver, Canada

Mr. Bush who made you the world compassionate person (with all my respect). Look what you have done to the Iraqi civilians and to your fellow American military families. I don't think you are fair to judge the Cuban Gov. What about the American trade partners communist countries? Where is your democratic change commitment for those countries like mine (Ethiopia)? Is the word democracy for you is to put a puppet govs in countries where there is US interest. You don't care about civil rights, human rights or democratic change for poor countries like ours if American interest is respected by puppet govs of those countries. As far as the pupet govs you have put in our countries are submisive to yor government interest, no problem for you if human rights are violeted and peaceful peoples are get killed. I respect the American people and its history, but the government representing the people now is questionable. Kindly, leave Cuba for the Cuban people and do your homwork at home.

Berhanu Adane, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

I couldn't AGREE more with you hiram, The American Government are OBSESSED with Cuba, Bush thinks that because Fidel is ill that there would be an uprising in Cuba, how disappointed he must be, The sanctions your government imposed hoping that the Cuban People would be so hungry that they would turn their backs on Fidel and oust him also back fired. I go to Cuba every year the people are amazing, sadly your presidents have an attitude of if they want something they get it no matter who gets hurt, goes hungry or how many lies they feed the rest of the world to obtain power of it. Bush is dictating what he wants to happen in Cuba. Their Education and health system is excellent. there is no gun crime, no gang wars, no one walking round with guns or knives and no people living in cardboard boxes. America is not all it seems to be you also get dictated to but sadly most of you can not see it.

lynda, cheshire, england

Coming from a small country, Denmark, with a large and powerful neighbour, Germany, and a long history of antagonism, I suspect that this kind of Bush posturing will only make the Cubans more bloody-minded and think "It may be a lousy government, but it is ours".

That said, had the 9/11 hijackers come from Cuba and been funded by the Island state, Bush would probably have arranged a photo-op, holding the hand of Castro, like he did with the Saudi king.

Victor, Berlin, German

What business is it of Mr. Bush to tell Cubans what to do. I have visited
Cuba many times and have never felt the Cubans wanted what we have here. Why would the Cubans want what we have - lousy health care system, voting is a farce, factory farms, big box stores, everlasting wars, high inflation, high tuition costs for university education (this is free to Cubans).

Leave the Cubans decide for themselves what they want just as we did with our American revolution. I, for one, think Mr. Bush is the worst president we have ever had and he has no business telling the Cubans what to do.

Jean Fisher, Willoughby , Ohio

I call on the Americans to overthrow Bush.

Premkuar, Hyderabad, India

Mr Bush should be worrying about the mess he is in and how
he has failed to unite our country, instead of messing with
someone who has no problem keeping his country united
despite 40 years of sanctions. Bush go get OSAMA, clean
up Iraq, and New Orleans, before you tackle a issue you
can't handle.

hiram medina, Orlando ,

I think it is wrong again to try and force another country into doing and believing in what we do. I do love the USA and Freedom,but I do not believe in forcing this on to other countries.

Deborah Farnlof, Westerly, USA,Rhode Island