Wrong, as usual. In order for it to be a lie, it deliberately has to be opposite to the truth. None of your links covers the actual battle from a military standpoint. What I previously said is right on target.
Big fat lie by a habitual liar.
A blatant lie! That operation never had a chance; because the Cuban populace, whose support was crucial for its success, never went over to the exile fighters.
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1765.html
http://www.prouty.org/bay_pigs.html
http://www.serendipity.li/cia/bay-of-pigs.htm Originally Posted by andymarksman
Your sources are wrong in assuming that there was no support from the population. As soon as Castro took power, and as revolutionaries took control, a campaign of terror began. They cracked down on the opposition to his power. The population did not support Castro, they do not support his revolution. So, the population was not a factor.
What was needed, for success, was for the United States military to do its part. Even your sources indicate that planning and preparation for this event took place before Kennedy took power. This plan, to invade Cuba with not just the Bay of Pigs invaders, but with the help of US firepower, was put in place by Kennedy's predecessor. When it was approved, both the US military and Cuban exiles trained together.
The US military was positioned, off the coast of Cuba, to do their part. That's all that was needed to tip the balance. On the ground, if you look at this from a tactical standpoint, approximately 1400 men fucked up a good percent of Castro's military. In fact, the kill ratio was for every Cuban exile killed, 20 Castro soldiers were killed:
http://townhall.com/columnists/humbe...0481/page/full
"When the smoke cleared and their ammo had been expended to the very last bullet, when a hundred of them lay dead and hundreds more wounded, after their very mortars and machine gun barrel had almost melted from their furious rates of fire, after three days of relentless battle, barely 1,400 of them -- without air support (from the U.S. Carriers just offshore) and without a single supporting shot by naval artillery (from U.S. cruisers and destroyers poised just offshore) -- had squared off against 41,000 Castro troops, his entire air force and squadrons of Soviet tanks. The Cuban freedom-fighters inflicted casualties of 20 to 1 against their Soviet-armed and led enemies." -- Humberto Fontova
All that in the hands of trained Cuban exiles, without yet bringing in US military firepower. Kennedy, at the last minute, called off United States portion of the engagement. Remember, the Cuban exiles killed a good percent of Castro's army. Bring in the US firepower and we would have successfully invaded Cuba.
At the moment in time when Kennedy backed out, Admiral Arleigh Burke actually got visibly angry:
This infantile and criminal idiocy had Admiral Arleigh Burke teetering on mutiny. Years before, Admiral Burke had sailed thousands of miles to smash his nation's enemies at the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Now he was Chief of Naval operations and was aghast as new enemies were given a sanctuary 90 miles away!http://www.amigospais-guaracabuya.org/oaghf011.php
The fighting admiral was livid. They say his face was beet-red and his facial veins popping as he faced down his Commander in Chief that fateful night of April 18, 1961.
"Mr President, TWO planes from the Essex," His jaw trembled and lips quivered as he sputtered the plea. "That's all those boys need, Mr President. Let me....!"
JFK was in white tails and a bow- tie that evening, having just emerged from an elegant social gathering. "Burke," he replied. "We can't get involved in this."
"WE put those boys there, Mr PRESIDENT!!" The fighting Admiral exploded. "By God, we ARE involved!"
Unlike the clowns that you referenced, who are force-feeding you propaganda, Homberto Fontova, a Cuban-American, is an expert on that conflict.
The only liar, between the two of us, is you. My argument is based on the facts; hence, I'm not the one that's lying.