[A.A. Cunningham]

You omitted the pertinent fact that Kennedy cut a deal with Khrushchev to remove our Jupiter IRBMs from Turkey and Italy to get the Russinas to take their missiles out of Cuba.

[dragnet2]

Didn't omit anything. That fact is well known regarding the Turkish missiles, and was part of the process or negotiations during the standoff.

Being on the verge of all out nuclear war, would you have preferred the alternative?

If I had an RPG mounted on your front lawn pointed at your home, and you had one pointed at mine, would you not negotiate that both be removed?