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[|The Bay of Pigs Invasion] This was an attempted invasion by the CIA. They attempted to overthrow the Cuban government in 1961. There were 1400 Cuban exiles that tried to overthrow the new communist government in Fidel Castro’s Cuba. The exiles could not secure a foothold and the invasion was over in two days. 1100 members of the invasion force were captured and they were sent on a bus ride to meet Fidel Castro. The president at the time of the invasion was John F. Kennedy.

This invasion was a failed attempt to revolt against the communist ideas. This was such an important event because it was a change from people stepping aside and doing nothing. This invasion shows that people actually care about their country and they do not want someone coming in and taking over their country and destroying their countries culture.

The veterans that survived the imprisonment want there to be justice forced upon Fidel Castro. They want to file a lawsuit against Fidel because of how they were treated when they were captured. They are now aloud to file a suit because Fidel Castro is no longer the ruler of Cuba. They want their case heard in a Spanish court because the officers did not care if the prisoners died. The veterans are also saying that they place their last hope in John McCain. They support McCain because he supports immigrants coming to America and working their way up to citizenship. McCain also wants to free the rest of the prisoners that are still in Cuba.







What happened during the Bay of Pigs Invasion? What US agency took part? This was a small military action in comparison to the recent invasions in to Iraq and Afghanistan, so why was it so important on a global scale? What do the veterans think about Fidel Castro now? Why do the vetarans palce their last hope in John McCain?

Bibiography Works Cited Argote-feyre, Frank. “Bay of Pigs Invasion.” //World book student//. World Book Encylopedia, 2009. Web. 15 Oct. 2009. . Benn, Evan S. “Bay of pigs Veterans plan to file suit against Castro.” //Info Trac//. Miami Herald, 2007. Web. 26 Oct. 2009. . Reinhard, Beth. “Bay of Pigs invasion veterans place last hope with John McCain.” //Info Trac//. Miami Herald, 2007. Web. 19 Sept. 2009. [].