Let Cuba Play in the World Baseball Classic

The inaugural "World" Baseball Classic is coming. It includes 16 teams and will run from March 3rd to the 20th, 2005 in the United States, Puerto Rico and Japan. Yet arguably the best "non professional" team will not be allowed to play. Baseball has a long tradition in Cuba; they started playing in 1878 - it is a national tradition that is just as important to Cubans as it is to Americans.
The U.S.Treasury Department has refused to allow Cuba to participate because of current U.S. laws governing certain commercial transactions with that nation. Organizers are appealing the ruling. However it appears to be politically motivated with Cuban American politicians leading the pack opposing Cuba's participation.
What kind of "world" event can it be if certain countries aren't allowed to participate. And ironically its the so called "free" nation that's disallowing Cuba's inclusion. Just what is the difference between China's policies on human rights and Cuba's anyway? Oh I know China is worse, but I've grown tired of reiterating that, everytime I talk about their regime and what the U.S. ISN'T going to do about it, because China will kick our a$$es. Yes bullies like the U.S. will only pick on the weak.
But I digress. I'm not even sure if China is participating, but if they are no one will stop THEM.
Want to get Cuba mad? I say let them play and then help their best 2 or 3 players defect. That always seems to pi$$ Castro off. And it gives the Mets and Yankees some new players to sign. And I understand then that "free" Cubans playing in the U.S. would have no country to play for, so lets have a second Cuban team, the "free" Cubans; we can call them "Cuba light"

If anyone cares to point out how Cuba is worse than China, I'm eager to listen. Thanks