Anyone know the history of the base in Cuba? How it came to be, why it is still allowed to be there in a country we do not recognize? I assume that since Cuba is not a state or protectorate of the US there must be some treaty agreement regarding Guantanamo. Or could it possibly be that Castro likes the base?

Remember something here, Castro is a savvy and cunning politician. He gets at least two significant benefits I can see from allowing a foreign (enemy) country's base to exist. First, a constant cash infusion in base workers salarys and in base employees spending. Second, the propaganda value of what the base employees like to spend money on (is it not obvious).