What were President Kennedy’s concerns about the Project Trinidad? Were these concerns military, political (foreign relations), or both? President John F. Kennedy and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States thought that Fidel Castro would be deposed as a consequence of the Bay of Pigs invasion.

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8. What were President Kennedy’s concerns about Project Trinidad? Were these concerns military, political (foreign relations), or both? President John F. Kennedy and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States thought that Fidel Castro would be deposed as a consequence of the Bay of Pigs invasion. The political nature of President Kennedy’s worries regarding Project Trinidad stemmed from his desire to hire the most qualified professionals to help with the aim of combating communism (50). However, the operation that took place over the course of the following five days ended up being one of the worst military blunders in American history.

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9. Why did the military refrain from vigorously criticizing the lack of strong air cover, in particular, and the overall plan in general? The military refrained from questioning lack of strong air cover because it was the president himself who had cancelled the airstrike. The author posits that the “US President John F Kennedy cancelled at the last minute the US air strikes that would have neutralized Castro’s aviation” (51). The president did so because he thought it was impossible that the United States was behind the invasion. 10. Who was responsible for forcing massive changes to the invasion plan which caused the invasion site to be moved, and why?

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The assault location had to be shifted as a result of the CIA’s substantial revisions that were imposed on the invasion plan. The CIA developed a strategy to enlist Miami-area-based exiles from Cuba. Additionally, it would prepare and arm the exiles to enter Cuba and launch a revolution. 11. What were the three main points that Bissell either did not mention to President Kennedy, or else Bissell discounted as being unimportant concerning the movement of the landing site to Zapata? Bissell did not mention to the president that he had chosen two men to direct the invasion.

In addition, he did not mention to the president the possibility of the mission ending as a total disaster although he had foreseen the outcome.

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(58) Bissell did not also mention to the president that Dulles was not present during the invasion. 12. Presidential Advisor Schlesinger warned Kennedy against the invasion. What were his main concerns? A few hours earlier, presidential advisor Schlesinger cautioned Kennedy against the invasion. The advisor had warned him that the Bay of Pigs assault by the Cuban exile army would fail in the absence of American military support. (67) 13. Who fired the first shot of the invasion, where, and why? Why was this important? American planes departed Nicaragua to launch the invasion’s first salvo by hitting Cuba airfields.

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(100) The bombers who followed CIA instructions painted their aircraft to resemble Cuban air force aircraft. The majority of Castro’s air force was unharmed, and the bombers failed to hit several of their intended objectives. 14. What did Castro believe was the key to his defense? The “Yankee imperialists'” use of an invasion to bolster Castro’s position of power in Cuba and further Soviet military assistance were crucial components of his defensive strategy.

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102 15. MThe Project Trinidadost of those who participated in the Bay of Pigs invasion blame whom? Why? Even before the first shot was fired, the 1961 invasion of the Bay of Pigs was bound to fail and therefore, the Brigade holds Washington accountable. US President John F. Kennedy abruptly postponed the US airstrikes that would have destroyed Castro’s aircraft from the White House. Page 123 16. What were the failures of the CIA according to the author? Coral reefs in the shallow Bay of Pigs seas that slowed down landing craft and rendered two boats inoperable had gone unnoticed by CIA analysts. In addition, a CIA’s frogman’s red signal light unintentionally flashed offshore.  https://youtu.be/cgPCvuM-_C8

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