Then he mired us in Nam, in an attempt to salvage his reputation, his re-election, and his ego.
Vietnam was every bit as unimportant to American strategic interests as Cuba was important to Communist strategic interests. The Russians were laughing at us the whole time, and rightly so, for giving a damn about Vietnam while they fomented revolution right under our noses.
But nobody, including some on this website, will stand up and damn this "martyred" scumbag for what he was - a clear candidate for the most destructive President to ever take office, vying for that title with Roosevelt and now Clinton.
I will. JFK was as almost as stupid as Al Gore. Ask any Cuban trained by him in Miami for the Bay of Pigs then sent to Cuba and then stranded there, ON PURPOSE. I've talked to some of them. Very few escaped then fled to Miami a 2nd time, most spent their lives in Castro jails. Seems that after they landed at the bay of pigs(in Cuba) they were supposed to get ammo and supplies after the initial landing, guns but little ammo. Well, Kennedy, told the supply ships to back home.... leaving the "troops" recruited, trained, and sent by Kennedy there with no ammo, food, or anybody to talk to on their walky-talkies. Then John's buddy Castro came in and mopped them all up. STRANDED, screwed, blued and tatooed and watching the ship's leave with a "curly salute" and a kyuk, kyuk, kyuk..... Ah!.... did'nt know about that eh!.
The 3 stooges in American politics, John, Bobby, and the inimitable Teddy..... Beverly Hillbillies of Tax-e-chuettes, out shooting for some food, except what came up was CRUD, (not crude), they already had the money.
And to this day children, a pork bellyied double ought spy stills lurks the halls of the Senate... the Jethro Bodine of the idle rich, Teddy Kennedy.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was a Moron, but Teddy is beneath contemp.
Have a nice day.....