https://www.isegoria.net/2024/07/from-seventy-thousand-feet-in-the-air-the-beachhead-at-the-bay-of-pigs-looked-flat-and-lovely/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Wed, 27 May 2026 16:29:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://www.isegoria.net/2024/07/from-seventy-thousand-feet-in-the-air-the-beachhead-at-the-bay-of-pigs-looked-flat-and-lovely/comment-page-1/#comment-3695219 Michael van der Riet Thu, 04 Jul 2024 14:12:32 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=51776#comment-3695219 JFK’s share of the blame for the failure of Bay of Pigs was limited to his decision to withhold further air support following Kruschchev’s threat of nuclear war. The CIA successfully bullshat the new president into believing that the operation would be a walkover.

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