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why_are_you_so_awful t1_iuqz54y wrote

It's more of a fuck up on America's part and who ever was standing on the other side doesn't really deserve credit for us tripping and falling at the start line.

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blahbleh112233 t1_iur98hy wrote

Was it a fuck up? I thought the bay of pigs happened largely without JFKs awareness on the idea that he would be forced to act once the fighting started and that it didnt happen

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Marcolepsyyy t1_iuthlrm wrote

That was my understanding as well. The upper tier of the CIA was well aware that this was a doomed invasion and were trying to force Kennedy's hand into committing to a larger conflict. Also fits as to why Kennedy sacked Dulles and a quarter of the CIA personnel in the wake of the failed invasion.

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