Cuba The Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961)

In April of 1961, the United States government sponsored an attempt by Cuban exiles to assault Cuba and overthrow Fidel Castro and the communist government he led. The exiles were well armed and trained in Central America by the   CIA (Central Intelligence Agency). The attack failed because of the selection of a poor landing site, inability to disable the Cuban Air Force and overestimation of the Cuban people’s willingness to support a strike against Castro. The diplomatic fallout from the failed Bay of Pigs invasion was considerable and led to an increase of cold war tensions. Background Since the Cuban Revolution of 1959, Fidel Castro had grown increasingly antagonistic towards the United States and their interests. The   Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations authorized the CIA to come up with ways to remove him: attempts were made to poison him, anticommunist groups inside Cuba were actively supported, and a radio station beamed slanted news at the island from Florida. The CIA even contacted the mafia about working together to assassinate Castro. Nothing worked. Meanwhile, thousands of Cubans were fleeing the island, legally at first, then clandestinely. These Cubans were mostly upper and middle class who had lost properties and investments when the communist government took over. Most of the exiles settled in Miami, where they seethed with hatred for Castro and his regime. It didn’t take the CIA long to decide to make use of these Cubans and give them the chance to overthrow Castro. Preparation When word spread in the Cuban exile community of an attempt to re-take the island, hundreds volunteered. Many of the volunteers were former professional soldiers under   Batista, but the CIA took care to keep Batista cronies out of the top ranks, not wanting the movement to be associated with the old dictator. The CIA also had its hands full keeping the exiles in line, as they had already formed several groups whose leaders often disagreed with one another. The recruits were sent to Guatemala, where they received training and weapons. The force was named the Brigade 2506, after the enlistment number of a soldier who was killed in training. In April 1961, the 2506 Brigade was ready to go. They were moved to the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, where they made their final preparations. They received a visit from Luà ­s Somoza, dictator of Nicaragua, who laughingly asked them to bring him some hairs from Castro’s beard. They boarded different ships and set sail on April 13. Bombardment The US Air Force sent bombers to soften up Cuba’s defenses and take out the small Cuban Air Force. Eight B-26 Bombers left from Nicaragua on the night of April 14-15: they were painted to look like Cuban Air Force planes. The official story would be that Castro’s own pilots had rebelled against him. The bombers hit airfields and runways and did manage to destroy or damage several Cuban aircraft. Several people working at the airfields were killed. The bombing raids did not destroy all of Cuba’s airplanes, however, as some had been hidden. The bombers then â€Å"defected† to Florida. Air strikes continued against Cuban airfields and ground forces. Assault On April 17, the 2506 Brigade (also called the â€Å"Cuban Expeditionary Force†) landed on Cuban soil. The brigade consisted of over 1,400 well-organized and armed soldiers. Rebel groups within Cuba had been notified of the date of the assault and small-scale attacks broke out all over Cuba, although these had little lasting effect. The landing site which had been selected was the â€Å"Bahà ­a de Los Cochinos† or â€Å"Bay of Pigs† on the southern coast of Cuba, about a third of the way from the westernmost point. It is a part of the island that is sparsely populated and far from major military installations: it was hoped that the attackers would gain a beachhead and set up defenses before running into major opposition. It was an unfortunate choice, as the area selected is swampy and difficult to cross: the exiles would eventually become bogged down. The forces landed with difficulty and quickly did away with the small local militia that resisted them. Castro, in Havana, heard of the attack and ordered units to respond. There were still a few serviceable aircraft remaining to the Cubans, and Castro ordered them to attack the small fleet that had brought the invaders. At first light, the airplanes attacked, sinking one ship and driving off the rest. This was crucial because although the men had been unloaded, the ships were still full of supplies including food, weapons, and ammunition. Part of the plan had been to secure an airstrip near Playa Girà ³n. 15 B-26 bombers were part of the invading force, and they were to land there to carry out attacks on military installations all over the island. Although the airstrip was captured, the lost supplies meant that it could not be put to use. The bombers could only operate for forty minutes or so before being forced to return to Central America to refuel. They were also easy targets for the Cuban Airforce, as they had no fighter escorts. Attack Defeated Later in the day of the 17th, Fidel Castro himself arrived on the scene just as his militiamen had managed to fight the invaders to a stalemate. Cuba had some Soviet-made tanks, but the invaders also had tanks and they evened up the odds. Castro personally took charge of the defense, commanding  troops, and air forces. For two days, the Cubans fought the invaders to a standstill. The intruders were dug in and had heavy guns, but had no reinforcements and were running low on supplies. The Cubans were not as well armed or  trained but had the numbers, supplies and the morale that comes from defending their home. Although airstrikes from Central America continued to be effective and killed many Cuban troops on their way to the fray, the invaders were pushed steadily back. The result was inevitable: on April 19, the intruders surrendered. Some had been evacuated from the beach, but most (over 1,100) were  taken  as prisoners. Aftermath After the surrender, the prisoners were transferred to prisons around Cuba. Some of them were interrogated live on television: Castro himself showed up to the studios to question the invaders and answer their questions when he chose to do so. He reportedly told the prisoners that executing them all would only lessen their great victory. He proposed an exchange to President Kennedy: the prisoners for tractors and bulldozers. The negotiations were long and tense, but  eventually, the surviving members of the 2506 Brigade were exchanged for about $52 million worth of food and medicine. Most of the CIA operatives and administrators responsible for the fiasco were fired or asked to resign. Kennedy himself took responsibility for the failed assault, which severely damaged his credibility. Legacy Castro and the Revolution benefited greatly from the failed invasion. The revolution had been weakening, as hundreds of Cubans fled the harsh economic environment for the prosperity of the United States and elsewhere. The emergence of the US as a foreign threat solidified the Cuban people behind Castro. Castro, always a brilliant orator, made the most of the victory, calling it the first imperialist defeat in the Americas. The American government created a commission to look into the cause of the disaster. When the results came in, there were many causes. The CIA and invading force had assumed that ordinary Cubans, fed up with Castro and his radical economic changes, would rise up and support the invasion. The opposite happened: in the face of the invasion, most Cubans rallied behind Castro. Anti-Castro groups inside Cuba were supposed to rise up and help overthrow the regime: they did rise up but their support quickly fizzled. The most important reason for the failure of the Bay of Pigs was the inability of the US and exile forces to eliminate Cubas air force. With only a handful of planes, Cuba was able to sink or drive off all of the supply ships, stranding the attackers and cutting off their supplies. The same few planes were able to harass bombers coming from Central America, limiting their effectiveness. Kennedys decision to try and keep US involvement a secret had much to do with this: he did not want the planes flying with US markings or from US controlled airstrips. He also refused to allow nearby US naval forces to assist the invasion, even when the tide began to turn against the exiles. The Bay of Pigs was a very important point in relations the Cold War and between the US and Cuba. It made rebels and communists all over  Latin America  look to Cuba as an example of a tiny country that could resist imperialism even when outgunned. It solidified Castros position and made him a hero around the world in countries that were dominated by foreign interests. It is also inseparable from the Cuban Missile Crisis, which occurred barely a year and a half later. Kennedy, embarrassed by Castro and Cuba in the  Bay of Pigs incident,  refused to let it happen again and forced the Soviets to blink first in the standoff over whether or not the   Soviet Union would place strategic missiles in Cuba. Sources: Castaà ±eda, Jorge C.  Compaà ±ero: the Life and Death of Che  Guevara.  New York: Vintage Books, 1997. Coltman, Leycester.  The Real Fidel Castro.  New Haven and London: the Yale University Press, 2003.

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Music Education and the Benefits Essay examples - 1700 Words

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Childhood Obesity And Its Effects On The United States Today

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Author Albert Hirschman Essay Example For Students

Author Albert Hirschman Essay In his work Exit, Voice, and Loyalty, author Albert Hirschman presents a way of understanding individual choice within an institution or organization. Hirschman gives the argument that many aspects of perfectly competitive markets are also applicable to the American political system. His primary interest involves studying what happens when firms, organizations, and states dysfunction, decline, and under-perform and how they receive feedback and correct their errors over time. Thus, this work looks in detail at individuals who are dissatisfied and the choices that they have available. Hirschman cites two basic options that are accessible to displeased employees, consumers, voters, and political candidates: voice or exit. In the former case, the discontent individual expresses his concerns or dissatisfactions to those around him (superiors, colleagues, employees) in order to effect change. In the latter case, the individual simply decides to take his business elsewhere. There are, however, two subcategories of this option: (1) silent exit, in which this said individual does not voice complaints before or after his exit, and (2) exit with voice, in which he expresses his dissatisfaction before and/or after his exit. The two main options are often key choices in a political crisis. This fact is demonstrated in the case of Senator James Jeffords, who switched political parties in May of 2001 from Republican to Independent and thus shifted the balance of power in the United States Congress, an event with many extensive and significant implications. Senator Jeffords case is one of an incomplete exit with a marginal amount of voice both before and after his decision. Jeffords states that he expressed his objections with the new budget and education spending to President Bush throughout the first year of his term. However, he did not make his discontentment known clearly or vehemently enough: in his piece My Declaration of Independence, he cites only a few specific instances in which he explicitly voiced his complaints to a superior. Despite the instances in which he informed the President of his concerns (that he would be a one-term President if he did not move beyond his Conservative Republican base on many issues) and told a CNN reporter of his qualms with the size of the tax cut, Jeffords did not use a strong enough voice until the spring of 2001. By this time, budget talks were well underway and it was almost time to vote on this issue. Thus, he reserved his voice until it was virtually too late for it to be effective. It must be noted, however, that Senator Jeffords does allude to several instances (Republican meetings and more private settings) in which his voiced concerns were either ignored or looked upon with mockery, disbelief, and condescension. These reactions do indeed give validity to his frustration and disillusionment. However, even in light of such causes for dissatisfaction, it was only after his departure from the Republican Party that he truly and publicly expressed his dissatisfaction and expounded upon the reasons behind it. It is now clear that along with his disagreement with the tax cut and education spending, he was also upset with removal of money from the budget for health programs. It is only now that he cites disagreement on other fundamental issues such as: choice, direction of the judiciary, tax and spending decision, missile defense, energy and the environment, and a host of other. This failure to elucidate such disparities discredits his efforts and implies that he could indeed have used a stronger voice before deciding to give up and defect to another political party; an act that many view as disloyal to not only the Republicans but to the state of Vermont as well.