lariana56

All right. But in my comment, I meant that the episode at the Bay of Pigs, in which Kennedy was anything but a hawk, set off a series of events that led to the missile crisis in Cuba. After the events at the bay, Castro's fear of being invaded increased, leading the Cuban commander to turn to what had long been his best ally, the Soviet Union. Khrushchev, who considered Kennedy a newcomer, secretly had nuclear warheads transported to the island, knowing full well that the operations would soon be discovered. The Soviet leader believed that with the missiles already installed, the United States would accept the fait accompli. Before long, American spy planes discovered the presence of the nuclear warheads, and photographic evidence confirmed that the Soviets were completing the construction of missile bases. Kennedy gathered his closest advisors, and only then did he take a hawkish stance by imposing a naval blockade on the island. The situation was resolved with a compromise: Khrushchev withdrew the missiles in exchange for a public declaration that the Americans would never attack Cuba, as well as a (secret) commitment to give up the nuclear warheads stationed in Turkey.

I appreciate the interest. But is it possible that no one knows how to disable it?

Alright, then. From now on I'll abstain.

If I'm not mistaken, it was that episode that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.

donjunio, if he was a hawk, why did he fail the assault on the Bay of Pigs?

I'm keeping an eye on the match; for now, he's winning by points, but just barely. Babel can catch up.

Sorry to take advantage of this, but I unintentionally activated the aktive desktop, and now on my PC screen there's an image that partially overlaps another one. I don't know how to disable it; can someone help me?

Sorry to take advantage of this, but I unintentionally activated the aktive desktop, and now on my PC screen there's an image that partially overlaps another one. I don't know how to disable it; can someone help me?

Don't you like Pieraccioni? Neither do I. But explain to me, as a good connoisseur, why is he so successful? Perhaps because his films ooze cosmic pessimism?

The same words as the first comment from maryg, but instead of "grandissimo" I would put "buon." Donjunio, the best version of "dream a little dream of me" was done by Laura Fygi, an unknown Brazilian singer with a velvet voice. Years ago, you could hear it in an advertisement.