Everything That Went Wrong During the Bay of Pigs Invasion

The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed CIA operation to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba. The invasion was marked by disorganization, lack of local support, and strategic blunders. E. Howard Hunt played a significant role, and conspiracy theories suggest the CIA may have intended for the invasion to fail to prompt a larger US military intervention. President Kennedy took responsibility but blamed the CIA for misleading him. The aftermath included a prisoner exchange and a long-lasting impact on US-Cuba relations, bringing the world closer to nuclear conflict during the Cold War.

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