He was a communist. period. Look at his speeches to the communist party in the 30's and 40's. The guy was lying to us. Like a brutal dictator isn't capable of lying? LOL
Of course he was. The question though, is could he have been stabilized in our orbit, as Castro might have been? I think it's interesting they both turned to us first. Perhaps it was a ruse, but one that may also have been capable of being turned to our advantage.
Though as I mentioned earlier, this is all academic now. ...Always thought for the future, however.