To any sensible person, US sanctions against Cuba have been a waste of time. After 50 years, the only effect has been to prop up the Cuban regime. All the arguments against normalization of relations are couched in small-minded dichotomous terms. Essentially, Cuba is bad and needs to be punished. I can’t think of a better example of DT supplanting problem-solving then the argument that maintaining the sanctions will somehow bring about change in Cuba. Today the president has handed DT a crushing defeat. He has not just taken a step that will benefit the people of both the US and Cuba, he has taken a step that will significantly promote long-term human evolution.