Castro gives Obama mixed reviews

Amazingly, Fidel Castro is still alive, and it's a question of whether he's still relevant.

With that thought in mind, he gave a recent review of Barack Obama's performance in the White House so far.

Upshot: Fidel givs Barack mixed scores -- low marks for stepping up efforts in Afghanistan, and better ones for his domestic program.

This is from CNN:

In an essay published Tuesday in Cuba's state-run newspaper, Granma, Castro said drawing American troops away from Iraq to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan is a mistake, saying the Taliban in Afghanistan "sank the Soviet Union." Still, Castro said he was astonished by U.S. news reports of declining popularity for Obama. Castro blamed "traditional [U.S.] racism" for dampening reform efforts, including health care revisions.

Again, you have to consider the source.