US continuing embargo against Cuba a travesty of global justice

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday voted by a large margin against the United States' economic and trade embargo against Cuba, first imposed in 1960. A total of 187 countries voted for the resolution against the embargo, with only the US and Israel voting against, and Ukraine abstaining.

Given the formal name of the resolution, "Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial and Financial Embargo Imposed by the United States of America against Cuba", even the most glib talker cannot deny the yearly Cuba resolutions have been one of the most humiliating diplomatic experiences for Washington.

The UN General Assembly has urged the US to end its economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba, because it's illegal, unreasonable and inhuman. This is the 31st consecutive time that the UN General Assembly has adopted such a resolution. Even US allies such as the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan and the Republic of Korea voted in favor of the resolution.