Carlos Lopez-Cantera: Obama Sets 'Dangerous Precedent' on Cuba

Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, R-Fla., slammed President Barack Obamas call for normalizing relations with communist Cuba on Wednesday. Lopez-Cantera is of Cuban ancestry.

As a Cuban-American, I am disappointed by todays actions from the Obama administration which set a dangerous precedent for rogue nations who know they can take American hostages at will, Lopez-Cantera said before adding he was happy to see American aid worker Alan Gross -- who had been imprisoned by the Castro regime for five years -- released. I am relieved for Alan Gross and his family. However, Cuba has a brutal dictatorship and the Obama administrations actions only legitimize their oppressive behavior and make it harder for the people of Cuba who are fighting for democracy.