As the disease progresses, symptoms of light-headedness or exercise-related dizziness may occur. Abdominal (stomach) and lower extremity swelling may develop as your lung pressures increase, and the right ventricle, which pumps blood into the lungs, begins to weaken.
In the words of the official statement: âDecades of U.S. isolation of Cuba have failed to accomplish our objective of empowering Cuba to build an open and democratic country.â. Against all youâve heard, here is the central fact: it was never the embargoâs purpose to cause a change in Cuba. Quite the contrary, the embargoâs purpose was â and still is â to protect Americans. In that endeavor, the embargo, far from being a failure, has been a striking success.
Printable Version. In a desperate attempt to avert war, the United States imposed an embargo on foreign trade. Jefferson regarded the embargo as an idealistic experiment--a moral alternative to war. He believed that economic coercion would convince Britain and France to respect Americaâs neutral rights.he embargo was an unpopular and costly failure. It hurt the American economy far more than the British or French, and resulted in widespread smuggling. Exports fell from $108 million in 1807 to just $22 million in 1808.