… policy was entirely designed in many ways to put the private sector and individual private Cubans not affiliated with the government, not affiliated with the military, in a privileged position. The reason why those industries have not flourished in Cuba is because the regime has not allowed them to flourish. So now that they're in a crisis, there's an opportunity for them to import fuel in small quantities, granted, through a private sector. (07:05–07:11)
CLAIM
Asserts that the Cuban regime has prevented industries from flourishing.
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