I believe you are well aware of the "kiss my ass" communication I was referring to.
Who "blinked" first in that historic confrontation?
Just sayin'
Originally Posted by bigtex
To the public image there was a "blink" . ...
........ but in the diplomatic, intelligence sector there were ongoing negotiations
Those negotiations resulted in a deal that would swap theirs in our backyard for ours in theirs.
Just saying. Was it a good deal made by JFK. For us and the Cubans.
Was it for JFK? No. And you "know" the rest of the story.
BTW: That day reminded me of some of the scenes in:
I will agree that JFK had "balls" and so did his VP. That was then. This is now. And "now" is not even close.
And contrary to rumors otherwise, you're first choice (apparently) for 2016 ... has even less.