On Aug 26, 2:27Â*pm, Frogwatch wrote:


Jack Kennedy CAUSED the Cuban missile crisis by putting Jupiter
missiles in Turkey less than 100 miles from the Soviet Union.

really? from 'wikipedia'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PGM-19_Jupiter

In October of 1959, the location of the third and final Jupiter MRBM
squadron was settled when the Government to Government agreement was
signed with Turkey. United States and Turkey concluded an agreement to
deploy one Jupiter squadron on NATO's southern flank.

One squadron totaling 15 missiles was deployed at 5 sites near Ä°zmir,
Turkey from 1961 to 1963. They were operated by U.S. Air Force
personnel.


so the missiles were PLANNED to be deployed BEFORE kennedy took
office.

moreover, given the massive amount of soviet hardware in europe, the
only way to tactically balance forces was by the use of nuclear (for
you right wingers, that's 'nukular') missiles


And the Bay of Pigs, what kind of moron would agree to such a thing
AND then not support it once it was going? Â*Pure Kennedy cowardice.-

actually it was stupidity. the cuban missile crisis showed that
kennedy had the cojones to go toe to toe with the russkies.