On this, the anniversary of The Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961, it is good to attempt to learn something from history. It’s good to get some understanding of how action or lack of action has a ripple effect that continues for years. Action or lack of action at crucial times can and will change the course of history.
Babalu Blog gives a personal, insightful and moving account of the Bay of Pigs and the repercussions of J. F. Kennedy’s failed invasion.
In his article, The invasion that could have saved Latin America
The invasion at the Bay of Pigs was a watershed event of the Twentieth Century. It solidified Soviet control of Cuba, thus ensuring the expansion of that evil, hateful philosophy in the Western Hemisphere. Nicaragua, Venezuela, and now Bolivia are ample proof of that. It also brought an end to the era of the United States unapologetically fighting communism around the world. But for the first wave of Cubans here in the United States, it changed our temporary exile into a permanent one. And we are still angry about it. And we still long for that island in the Caribbean that has died a little death every day since April 17, 1961.
I hope you’ll read it all. The last segment has to do with President Kennedy’s brother Teddy’s new book that coincidentally is being released for sale on the anniversary of the Bay of Pigs (April 18th).
Pigs will flap their wings through interstellar space before Hollywood (or the MSM) deigns to depict that battle accurately. But to get an idea of the odds faced by those freedom fighters, the desperation of their battle and the damage they wrought, you might revisit Tony Montana during the last 15 minutes of “Scarface.”
Thanks for the insight Babalu!
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