• DeepPoliSci [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    JFK was always anti-Castro.

    The Bay of Pigs invasion was a massive embarrassment to the JFK administration. He fired Allen Dulles over it, but JFK continued to shift blame towards Castro. Also, JFK used Castro as the scapegoat for the Cuban Missile Crisis.

    Although, JFK was continuing talks with Krushchev, and with Castro through a French journalist, Jean Daniel. Krushchev & Castro expected JFK to begin reconciliation with Cuba following the election. Here's a few articles including quotes from Jean Danial [1] [2]

    JFK was an anti-communist Liberal. However, he recognized the damage of US imperialism & was interested in negotiating peace with the communist international movement.