Sen. Richard Lugar : It 's time for us to reconsider economic sanctions against Cuba . But the communist leader warned that Obama `` must be reminded that the carrot-and-stick theory can not be applied in our country . '' Indiana lawmaker is ranking Republican on Senate Foreign Relations Committee . Cuba imposed trade embargo in order to pressure communist regime to democracy . ` ` We must recognize the ineffectiveness of our current policy , '' he writes in Congress .
Sen. Richard Lugar : It 's time for us to reconsider economic sanctions against Cuba . Indiana lawmaker is ranking Republican on Senate Foreign Relations Committee . Cuba imposed trade embargo in order to pressure communist regime to democracy . ` ` We must recognize the ineffectiveness of our current policy , '' he writes in Congress .