What was the Bay of Pigs fiasco? The failure of the invasion of Cuba in April, 1961 by 1500 CIA-trained anti-Castro expatriates. This event is generally attributed to President Kennedy's loss of nerve at the critical moment, when he cancelled the air strikes which were supposed to incapacitate Castro's air force. As a result, more than a hundred men were killed, the rest surrendered, and Cuban refugees and exiles in America never forgave Kennedy for the event. …showed first 75 words of 1946 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1946 total…Richard J. Walton puts that speech in perspective: “Kennedy did not apologize; rather he issued threats. And he reiterated his amendment to the Monroe doctrine; that Latin American nations were free to choose their own governments, but only as long as they were not communist." Final Note: In conclusion, the invasion of the Bay of Pigs was a bad idea. Maybe with more men and more support from Cuban citizens, the plan could have worked.