On 10/21/11 9:29 AM, Eisboch wrote:


"X ` Man" wrote in message
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I was in my first year of college when the Cuban missile crisis took
place. Kennedy was smart enough to go for the blockade instead of
bombing the missile sites, which would have resulted in the deaths of a
lot of Russian personnel.

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Harry, your comment above is sorta the point I am trying to make about
Monday morning quarterbacks.

If JFK had instead opted for some of his advisor's recommendations to
bomb the missile sites (which according
to historians he seriously considered) and:

the operation had been successful and:
Khrushchev had ordered the delivery ships home with their tails between
their legs,
he (JFK) would now be credited with making "the right decision".

Eisboch


The right decision, which Kennedy made, was to not get into a shooting
war with the Russians.