Cuba going to be allowed to rejoin the OAS

As an non-American, and not even from anywhere in the Americas but with a great interest in one day visiting Cuba, I was quite surprised to read on the BBC that the Organization of American States has agreed to life their ban on Cuba rejoining.

My impression had been that despite calls from Venezuela and a handful of other left leaning countries, that US policy towards Cuba would be reciprocated by enough of the members to avoid Cuba's ban being lifted.

Although I am secretly pleased that Cuba is finally getting the chance to be accepted in the international community, after all, the cold war is long gone and Cuba isn't exactly public enemy number one. If anything, they are actually very active in helping lift a lot of people from poverty and provide essential medical services.

In addition, I think if Cuba is given real incentive to change some of it's harshest policies, perhaps we'll see a democratic nation emerge, and from having met several Cubans here in Spain I think I can say Cuba's revolutionary zeal isn't all that bad, I mean it's the intent that is more important, and they mean well.

Funny thing though, the same BBc article says Fidel Castro isn't keen on rejoining the OAS, and that can mean only one thing, he's afraid of how much this could change Cuba, so if the Americans are thinking straight, they should be bending over backwards to make it difficult for Cuba to refuse, shouldn't they?