Originally posted by Don'tForgetTheCannolis:
the reason for not providing air cover for the Cubans was because the U.S.S.R. was on its way with Nuclear Weapons.
Originally posted by Don'tForgetTheCannolis:
the invasion happend. When Russia got wind of this the Nuclear weapons weren't "on the way" as i said that was a little misleading. What in fact happend was the upsetting of Russia which lead to them setting up nuclear weapon sites in Cuba which then led to the blockade of Cuba as you pointed out by the U.S. and there you have the Cuban Missle Crisis which by the way Kennedy avoided.
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little misleading? Sounds more like a complete mis-statement of facts to me.
