If you can’t watch a ballgame in Cuba, the terrorists win.
That was essentially President Obama’s answer for why he attended a game in Havana Tuesday between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cuban national team.
Asked if he considered not attending the game due to the terrorist attacks in Brussels, Mr. Obama told ESPN, “It’s always a challenge when you have a terrorist attack anywhere in the world, particularly in this age of 24/7 news coverage.”
“You want to be respectful and understand the gravity of the situation, but the whole premise of terrorism is to try to disrupt people’s ordinary lives,” the president said.
At the game, there was a moment of silence for the terrorist attacks, during which the Obamas and Cuban President Raul Castro stood.
• Dave Boyer can be reached at dboyer@washingtontimes.com.
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