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blahbleh112233 t1_iur98hy wrote

Reply to comment by why_are_you_so_awful in When it comes to Cuba's military victory at the Bay of Pigs, does Che Guevara deserve any credit or should it be assigned exclusively to Castro's leadership? by Anglicanpolitics123

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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