JFK was seen as weak because he didn't help the CIA supported invasion at the Bay of Pigs. He also extended peace feelers to Russia which were interpreted as letting them win.
One reason Kruschev thought he could place missiles in Cuba was because he figured the US would do nothing.
1,439 posted on 12/27/2019 4:06:35 PM PST by LadyDoc
(liberals only love politically correct poor people)