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Elio Muller Jr. said Monday morning’s announcement is significant.
“It is a definite statement by the regime that Fidel is not coming back,” said Muller, who was born in Cuba and lives in Tampa running an international consulting firm.
“I think this is a small step that kind of starts to remind us that change is afoot,” said Muller, deputy assistant secretary for the United States Department of Commerce from 1994 to 1997 under President Clinton.
But Muller doesn’t think the change will happen overnight. These are changes that will help bring about bigger changes, he said.
Muller said he doesn’t see a reason why this regime will change. Its essence is to hold power, he said.
“We have to assume they don’t want change,” Muller said. “They don’t embrace change. They fear it.
“I suspect we won’t see differences how this regime acts and operates while Fidel Castro breathes on Earth,” Muller said.
He called Fidel Castro “the glue of this regime.” As his role diminishes, it might motivate and inspire people who want change.
“That may embolden people to make demands and take action that they otherwise wouldn’t,” Muller said.
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