“Mr. Bush called on Cuba to release political prisoners and to begin building ‘institutions necessary for democracy that eventually will lead to free and fair elections.’ […] ‘In the meantime,’ [Bush] said, ‘political prisoners will rot in prison and the human condition will remain pathetic in many cases.’”

Sources: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/20/world/americas/20rwanda.html, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/20/world/americas/20castro.html

Maybe we could help by closing Guantánamo?