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The USS Huntington (CL-107) couldn't have been involved in the Bay of Pigs. It was decommissioned on 15 June 1949.
The CIA was involved in the Bay of Pigs, and JFK had the final word. He OK'd it, so he must have felt the risk was worth it.
John F Kennedy.
The Bay of Pigs was a failed invasion attempt at Cuban exiles. The mission was run by the Kennedy administration.
The US invaded the Bay of Pigs because they wanted to provoke an uprising against Castro. Their invaders were Cubans who had become American citizens, so it would look like Cubans were having a rebellion against their own government, and that the US wasn't involved.
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They Bay of Pigs involved the United States and Cuba, but it was ordered by Kennedy to help Cuba fight the Russians to get out of their country.
The USS Huntington (CL-107) couldn't have been involved in the Bay of Pigs. It was decommissioned on 15 June 1949.
the bay of pigs was an embarrassment to Americans & President Kennedy
The CIA was involved in the Bay of Pigs, and JFK had the final word. He OK'd it, so he must have felt the risk was worth it.
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The Bay of Pigs invasion occurred in Cuba. It involved air attacks that launched from Nicaragua. There were also supporting aircraft and ships of the US Navy involved, though indirectly.
John F. Kennedy
John F Kennedy.
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to provide early warning of Soviet response in aid of Cuba.
The Bay of Pigs was a failed invasion attempt at Cuban exiles. The mission was run by the Kennedy administration.