The History Buff's Guide to the Presidents by Thomas R. Flagel

Author:Thomas R. Flagel [Flagel, Thomas R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781402271434
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

He ran for office as an ardent anticommunist, and his inaugural address affirmed his oath to fight Marxism anytime, anywhere. After the fiasco of the Bay of Pigs, however, Kennedy learned to temper his aggression, relying instead on modest troop buildups and huge nuclear stockpiles to demonstrate American might.

But after the failed Bay of Pigs, Kennedy began to look toward Saigon, and its aggressively anticommunist government, as the best possible opportunity to score a low-cost victory against Moscow and erase the embarrassment of Cuba. A show of force was needed somewhere to prove he had the military chutzpa to back up his doctrine, a pledge he made on his first day on the job.

Proof that Americans are unpredictable when it comes to foreign policy, Jack Kennedy’s public approval rating hit a peak of 83 percent immediately after the failed Bay of Pigs invasion.

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