Not fully accurate. The CIA started that “invade Cuba” plan under Ike. JFK took office an January of 61. Bay of Pigs was 90 days later. He was not behind the training and equipping of that force. He wanlked in the door and was basically told, “here’s what we’er doing”.
1000 on the beach and a few planes? The plan all along was that they get in trouble and JFK was supposed to come to their rescue with full US military support. They thought they had him boxed in where he had to invade and he didnt.
I know that steams some, but this is at the height of tensions in Berlin, the cold war arms race. The wall was just about to go up. Justified fears of nuclear war were everywhere. In 1961 we lost a B-52 every month simply due to insane SAC training tempos.
Cuba was not a place to be occupied when Berlin popped open, etc.
Kennedy in his personal life was a lout. But as a President he’s far more conservative, and America centered than Bush, Romney, Santorum, Huckster, etc.
[ Kennedy in his personal life was a lout. But as a President he’s far more conservative, and America centered than Bush, Romney, Santorum, Huckster, etc. ]
Those guys are Union Goons, all do not oppose the Unions a wit.. either did Kennedy..
In “those” days being a communist was frowned upon..
John Birch was at his zenith... opposed by all socialists..
Much like Ron Paul is now.. all democrat and republican socialists hate him..
John Birch was and is proved to be almost totally completely correct in his assessments..
Ron Paul’s Political Tourettes is a problem though..
He don’t know when to shut up.... Brilliance then blah bah blah.. droool.. eye roll..