Bay of Pigs Fiasco
A paper that gives background on the bay of pigs then gives two separate articles on the subject and incorporates them into the paper.
On Apr. 17, 1961, President Kennedy and the United States were embarrassed in front of the whole world. That was the date of the infamous Bay of Pigs Fiasco. The plan was to overthrow Castro and the Communist Cuban Government. Not only was the covert op a complete failure, but it is now regarded as one of the worst failures of the American military.
The Bay of Pigs invasion was the brainchild of the Eisenhower Administration. It was then approved by JFK and carried out by the CIA. America as a whole was strongly anti-communist, and if this plan would have worked, JFK would have been viewed as a national hero. Sadly though, the plan to overthrow Castro was a complete and udder failure.
The plan had four main parts: first, the creation of a unified Cuban opposition to the Castro regime located outside the Island of Cuba; second, the development of a way to reach the Cuban people for a powerful propaganda offensive; third, the creation and development of a covert intelligence organization within the enemy territory which would respond to the orders of the exile opposition; and lastly, the development of a military force outside of Cuba for future action.
The initial budget for the operation was $4,400,000 which covered political action, propaganda, paramilitary, and intelligence collection. By the time the invasion occurred, it ended up costing tax payers well over $45 million. That’s a lot of money for a failed covert op.
The original plan had the CIA trained Cuban exiles making a daytime landing in Trinidad, but the location was changed to the Bay of Pigs and a nighttime landing by Kennedy. He figured that this location wouldn’t hint to the United States involvement as much. The beach also offered a suitable air-strip for launching an air attack. Once the beach was secured the exiles were to set up a provisional government, which America would then immediately recognize as being legitimate. Then the new government of Cuba would come under attack from Castro’s forces and the new government would formally request support which America would grant.
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