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Title: 53 years ago, the Cuban Missile Crisis began
Source: http://microsites.jfklibrary.org/cmc/
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Published: Oct 17, 2015
Author: Kennedy Library
Post Date: 2015-10-17 08:19:06 by Jethro Tull
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Views: 1565
Comments: 29

I was just a kid in the 8th grade but I remember it like it was yesterday. The link provided gives a good overview of the crisis from the Kennedy Library.

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World on the Brink - 13 Days in October, 1962

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#2. To: Jethro Tull (#0)

I was just a kid

Kennedy was an amateur at geo/political world affairs, more interested in women than adult real world.

Kruschev on the other hand was an old, hardened, poker player.

The only thing Kennedy had in his favor was the action was only 90 miles away, Kruschev was handicapped being thousands of miles away.

Militarily Kruschev would be a loser, nuclear being his only option. He was not that stupid so he backed down.

Cynicom  posted on  2015-10-17   8:51:37 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

#3. To: Cynicom (#2)

Militarily Kruschev would be a loser, nuclear being his only option. He was not that stupid so he backed down.

Cyni, do you remember how they solved the Cuban Missile Crisis?

They withdrew the Jupiter missiles from Turkey. After this, the Soviets decided not to pursue placing missiles in Cuba. ;)

BTP Holdings  posted on  2015-10-17 09:02:59 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

The only thing Kennedy had in his favor was the action was only 90 miles away, Kruschev was handicapped being thousands of miles away.

Militarily Kruschev would be a loser, nuclear being his only option. He was not that stupid so he backed down.

Your observation is supported by history.

Jethro Tull  posted on  2015-10-17 10:02:08 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

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