Bay of Pigs Invasion
In the early 1950's the United States was worried about the spread of communism in the world. The United States provided many forms of aid to countries that were about to fall to the communist government. The Truman Doctrine, Eisenhower Doctrine, and the Marshal Plan provided food, weapons, and clothing to countries to help keep communism at bay. But when communism entered Cuba, the Cold War got a little more frigid. In January 1959, Fidel Castro overthrew the dictator of Cuba, Fulgencio Batista. In the beginning Castro was a very conservative dictator. He was liked by the Cuban people, and by other countries, including the United States. The United States government thought that Castro was a spiritual leader who would have a positive influence on the citizens of Cuba. Vice President Richard Nixon stated that, "The one fact we can be sure of is that Fidel Castro has those indefinable qualities which make him a leader of men" (Kornbluh, 7). When Fidel Castro realized how much power he had it literally went to his head. Within six months, Castro was portraying Cuba as a victim of American imperialism, to muster the Cuban's sentiments. The revolutionary regime began taking over United States properties, land, and industry
The United States Government feels it needs to be the watchdog of the world. Along with that responsibility, also comes the backlash of countries resenting our "Yankee Imperialism." The United States places their own people in danger, not just the armed forces, but at home with terrorism. They can continue to quietly and diplomatically remove leaders who pose threats to the would peace, but to send troops and power to remove or kill a leader places us in the position of the "controller." The United States cannot continue to try to control, direct, and demand of other countries. What if they don't want too? It could maybe start a third World War. With power comes responsibility to listen, be patient, and be smart. The United States policy was to isolate Cuba from the rest of the free world on December 12th, 1963. The United States' plan was to replace the Castro regime and replace it with an administration that would be fully compatible with the United States of America. In the last analysis, however, there are only two courses which would eliminate the Castro regime at an early date: an invasion or a complete blockade. Both of these options would result in a major crisis between the United States and the United Soviets Socialist Republic, and could produce substantial strains in the relationships of United States and other countries - allied as well as neutral (Blight, 183). Wyden, Peter. Bay of Pigs: The Untold Story. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979. The Bay of Pigs invasion was not the end of tense moments between Cuba and the United Soviets Socialist Republic and the United States of America. For exactly two weeks beginning on October 15, 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis existed. A U-2 spy plane piloted by Richard Heyser revealed SS-4 Nuclear Missiles in Cuba, all aimed at the United States. The Missile silos were disguised as trees, or at least the communist tried to disguise them as trees. Despite the embarrassment of the Cuba Missile Crisis that came later, I personally think that the United States Government should stop trying to destroy and spend millions of dollars trying to destroy communism, and instead, learn to live with it. President Kennedy wrote back to Premier Nikita Khruschev. "Mr. Chairman: You are under a serious misapprehension in regard to events in Cuba. For months there has been evident and growing resistance to the Castro dictatorship. Upon news of the invasion Castro immediately alerted his small air force and his large army of 250,000 men. The invasion force was unequal to the strength of Castro's troops, and by April 19th, its last stronghold had been captured, along with more than 1,100 men. The invasion lasted only 72 hours
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Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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