Obama makes good on vow to engage US enemies . Obama offers hope to Americans needing big foreign policy wins . Carl Meacham , a Latin America scholar at the Center for Strategic and International Studies said the Cuba initiative had the potential to flesh out a presidential resume needing big wins . Republicans accused president of appeasing dictators .
Obama makes good on vow to engage US enemies . Obama offers hope to Americans needing big foreign policy wins . Republicans accused president of appeasing dictators .