28-05-2014, 12:38 AM
I disagree with your assessment of the planning and the thought processes involved Scott.
Your paraphrasing of the "original plan" is woefully short of the reality and misses the key element...
AFTER THE BEACHHEAD WAS SECURE the US Military was going to come to the Cuban Freedom Fighter's Aid at their request (hint hint wink wink)
Scott, if this is no secret... and from the very first day JFK told Dulles there would be no military intervention that appears as if the US is invading
but rather coming to the aid of the Cuban fighters.
I've seen the reports of these early JFK meetings... He was on board with overthrowing Castro, but only via assisting Cubans.
JFK is at meetings discussing the assassination of Castro as a necessity... VERY early in his term.
I'm not sure what tact you are taking here, but believing that the BoP was ever planned to facilitate an American invasion of Cuba is simply not accurate.
NOTHING in the plan from day one was ever going to happen. NOTHING.
Dulles knew this but kept on selling it as a very real potential for success. He banked on JFK not holding the line and sending in the troops.
Eitehr way he wins... either he gets his invasion with Military support and a world of problems for JFK or
it went down as it was planned, a complete failure for JFK.
Your paraphrasing of the "original plan" is woefully short of the reality and misses the key element...
AFTER THE BEACHHEAD WAS SECURE the US Military was going to come to the Cuban Freedom Fighter's Aid at their request (hint hint wink wink)
Quote: Dulles knew it would have no success unless military was used, it's no secret,
Scott, if this is no secret... and from the very first day JFK told Dulles there would be no military intervention that appears as if the US is invading
but rather coming to the aid of the Cuban fighters.
I've seen the reports of these early JFK meetings... He was on board with overthrowing Castro, but only via assisting Cubans.
JFK is at meetings discussing the assassination of Castro as a necessity... VERY early in his term.
I'm not sure what tact you are taking here, but believing that the BoP was ever planned to facilitate an American invasion of Cuba is simply not accurate.
NOTHING in the plan from day one was ever going to happen. NOTHING.
Dulles knew this but kept on selling it as a very real potential for success. He banked on JFK not holding the line and sending in the troops.
Eitehr way he wins... either he gets his invasion with Military support and a world of problems for JFK or
it went down as it was planned, a complete failure for JFK.
Once in a while you get shown the light
in the strangest of places if you look at it right..... R. Hunter
in the strangest of places if you look at it right..... R. Hunter