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To: TigerPaw who wrote (73523)	9/21/2006 1:31:38 AM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 89467

Here ya go sucker! It’s necessary to go back to the past to find a rational explanation. The first error is that, while it is true that war is something too serious to leave in the hands of the military, it is even worse to trust it to spies, which is where all the rest stemmed from: the self-deception that the Cuban population would receive them like Homeric heroes; that the armed forces would rebel or desert; that its leaders would attack or flee; non-existent landings; general strikes – in short, as the prisoners repeated tiresomely, they had simply been catechized that they were simply going to carry out a mere formality by parading down Quinta Avenida in Miramar under a torrential downpour of confetti and flowers thrown to them as victors. The invaders still blame President Kennedy for their failure after the former forbade air coverage, without considering that it is yet to be proven that, apart from causing innumerable civilian damage, that bombarding populations decides the course of a war, as Britain demonstrated during World War II, Vietnam during the post-war era, and, most recently, Iraq. They still haven’t realized that they were defeated before ever setting sail, from the moment they agreed to place their destiny under the disloyal determination of the world’s biggest power. It’s necessary to go back to the past to find a rational explanation. The first error is that, while it is true that war is something too serious to leave in the hands of the military, it is even worse to trust it to spies, which is where all the rest stemmed from: the self-deception that the Cuban population would receive them like Homeric heroes; that the armed forces would rebel or desert; that its leaders would attack or flee; non-existent landings; general strikes – in short, as the prisoners repeated tiresomely, they had simply been catechized that they were simply going to carry out a mere formality by parading down Quinta Avenida in Miramar under a torrential downpour of confetti and flowers thrown to them as victors. The invaders still blame President Kennedy for their failure after the former forbade air coverage, without considering that it is yet to be proven that, apart from causing innumerable civilian damage, that bombarding populations decides the course of a war, as Britain demonstrated during World War II, Vietnam during the post-war era, and, most recently, Iraq. They still haven’t realized that they were defeated before ever setting sail, from the moment they agreed to place their destiny under the disloyal determination of the world’s biggest power. granma.cu I still find it amazing that, after deciding US air cover would NOT be provided, Kennedy didn't simply cancel the whole thing. Those guys had no chance. This is a far, far left bunch- -more your style: During the Bay of Pigs Invasion, both the CIA and the Pentagon lied to President Kennedy and said the crazy idea would work. The anti-Castro Cuban people would rise up and greet the invaders as “liberators” with flowers and kisses. Wrong. The reality was, the operation had been compromised. Castro’s spies in Miami even knew D-Day and the landing site. knowyourbfee.blogspot.com You're not nearly smart enough to challenge me on this stuff, kid. Just because you don't know it doesn't mean it didn't happen. And just because you think it did, doesn't mean it actually did.