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It looks like its never too soon for the 2016 partisan back-and-forth to begin.

On last nights Kelly File,Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fl.) said Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has no idea what hes talking about in his support for ending the embargo on Cuba. And now, Paul has responded in a Facebook post.

Senator Marco Rubio believes the embargo against Cuba has been ineffective, yet he wants to continue perpetuating failed policies, Paul writes. After 50 years of conflict, why not try a new approach? The United States trades and engages with other communist nations, such as China and Vietnam. Why not Cuba? I am a proponent of peace through commerce, and I believe engaging Cuba can lead to positive change.

Paul added that Rubio is acting like an isolationist who wants to retreat to our borders and perhaps build a moat. He also said Rubio does not speak for the majority of Cuban-Americans, who, according to a recent poll, largely support thawing relations between the two nations.

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The senator also took the debate to Twitter:

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updated 9:00 AM EST, Fri December 19, 2014

(CNN) -- Sen. Marco Rubio lashed out at Sen. Rand Paul on Thursday night for his support for the Obama administration's move to normalize relations with Cuba.

"Like many people that have been opining, he has no idea what he's talking about," Rubio said on Fox News' "The Kelly File."

Paul became a rare figure on the Right speaking out in support of the move, which Obama announced Wednesday, to relax the decades-long embargo on Cuba and open up an embassy there.

"The 50-year embargo with Cuba just hasn't worked," Paul said in an interview with West Virginia radio station WVHU. "If the goal is regime change, it sure doesn't seem to be working and probably it punishes the people more than the regime because the regime can blame the embargo for hardship."

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And he was the only potential GOP presidential contender to express support. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas have both come out opposed, and Rubio's been one of the president's fiercest critics on the right.

Paul's support for ending the embargo comes as little surprise, however, as it aligns with his libertarian beliefs. Indeed, his father, former Rep. Ron Paul, introduced a bill to lift the embargo during his time in Congress.

But it highlights one of the first major policy divides confronting the developing GOP presidential field, and Rubio's response hints at more infighting to come exactly the outcome many in the party have feared would arise from a wide-open and protracted primary fight.

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The announcement from the White House Wednesday that the U.S. will move to re-establish full diplomatic ties with Cuba sparked a wave of condemnation from the likely Republican presidential candidates with one exception: Sen. Rand Paul.

The Kentucky Republican broke with the rest of the 2016 pack today when he said that President Obamas decision was a good idea.

That fits with Pauls broader effort to attract younger voters and expand the Republican Party, since younger Cuban-Americans are not as supportive of the trade and travel restrictions as their parents, though it could risk turning off some older Republican voters, especially in the crucial battleground of Florida.

It put him on the same side as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the leading contender on the Democratic side, who has argued that the trade embargo was counterproductive.

Heres a look at what the major Republican contenders had to say about the change in U.S. policy toward Cuba.

Sen. Rand Paul: Supportive

What he said: If the goal is regime change, it sure doesnt seem to be working and probably it punishes the people more than the regime because the regime can blame the embargo for hardship. In the end, I think opening up Cuba is probably a good idea. (WVHU)

What it meant: The libertarian-leaning son of former Rep. Ron Paula longtime critic of Americas Cuba policyPaul is the rare Republican to come out in support of reestablishing diplomatic relations.

Sen. Marco Rubio: Opposed

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