The Invasion of Cuba: Never the Intention of JFK Hit Sponsors

[Charles Drago]

A quick plug for a thread started by Gerald Ven on JFK Lancer, "Adm. George W. Anderson, Jr., Joint Chiefs & JFK." In particular, this excellent post in response by Gary Craig:

http://www.jfklancerforum.com/dc/dcboard...87079&page

Interesting. In a briefing for RFK on Operation Mongoose from the JCS files:

"... the military believe the continued existence of the Castro Communist regime is incompatable with the minimum security requirements of the United States and the entire Western Hemisphere."

http://www.maryferrell.org/mffweb/archiv...elPageId=3

Then on 12/3/63 a complete about face?

MEMORANDUM FOR GENERAL TAYLOR from LBJ

The more I look at it, the more it is clear to me that South Vietnam is our most critical military area right now. I hope you and your colleages in the Joint Chiefs of Staff will see to it that the very best available officers are assigned to General Harkins' command in all areas and for all purposes. We should put our blue ribbon men on this job at every level.

http://www.maryferrell.org/mffweb/archiv...elPageId=3

Gary Craig

In other words, the true criteria for engagement had NOTHING to do with those being advertised.

Our hemispheric bogeyman was in place and generating political and financial capital. What would the likes of Bush and General Dynamics do without The Beard?

How could the Cold War power and cash machines run without the lubricants that were "our" "enemies?"

It was on to greener killing fields. Battlefields. Poppy fields.

My, wasn't "Poppy" Bush aptly named!