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Call_of_Tculhu t1_iurnphx wrote

It should be assigned to CIA incompetence

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The_Bitter_Bear t1_ius6yvi wrote

It was more complicated than that. Kennedy forced them to completely change their plan. Was it probably a bad idea either way? Sure, but the CIA getting all the blame isn't a fair assessment either.

He could have pulled the plug and instead he turned it into a complete mess after initially being onboard.

Stuff You Should Know did a pretty good episode on it.

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-stuff-you-should-know-26940277/episode/the-bay-of-pigs-disaster-73576890/

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