Sen. Richard Lugar : It 's time for U.S. to reconsider economic sanctions against Cuba . Lugar lawmaker is ranking Republican on CNN . Lugar began trade embargo in Monday to pressure Republican regime to democracy . A month after Obama 's election , Fidel Castro penned an essay in which he said he would be open to the idea of meeting with the new U.S. leader . `` We must recognize the ineffectiveness of our current policy , '' Lugar writes in letter .
Sen. Richard Lugar : It 's time for U.S. to reconsider economic sanctions against Cuba . Lugar lawmaker is ranking Republican on CNN . Lugar began trade embargo in Monday to pressure Republican regime to democracy . `` We must recognize the ineffectiveness of our current policy , '' Lugar writes in letter .