Well, before Kennedy ran for office in the 60's the great divide had already occurred between the Soviet Union and the US. In the 40's, Truman had his Marshall Plan that was meant to see that no more countries that were politically unstable due to the war would wind up in the communist camp, like Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, etc, and of course from the beginning a divided Germany. In the late forties you already had NATO and in the 50's the Warsaw Pact, and I know they vied for power in countries around the world that were unstable across continents. The Soviet Union made out big time in China. A winner. Then there was Korea. I wonder what Kennedy's decision would have been in terms of Vietnam had Eisenhower not established an agenda of involvement and had he lived longer. Before he was murdered, maybe he would have said no to that war no matter the degree of his escalation initiated in the beginning of his presidency. So, getting back to your statement, what exactly did you think they would we talking about when Kennedy ran for office, other then how he would strengthen our nuclear arsenal? It was an ongoing saga since the end of WWII. Even when it comes to Cuba it was Eisenhower's plan and his idea about overthrowing Castro, and Kennedy did take strong responsibility for the Bay of Pigs. He owned up to it's stupidity, and it was Khrushchev who did put up that Berlin wall. Of course this escalated the military tensions, and the military industrial complex made out big time. The Soviets also engaged in nuclear testing, and Kennedy followed suit. Scary. the Bay of Pigs which thankfully ended well. If Kennedy had listened to some I may not be responding to your post. After the Bay of Pigs Kennedy did make a concerted effort to direct America toward peace, and when he was killed things softened up between the US and the Soviet Union. Remember the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty? Why do you choose to vilify this president?
Look Kennedy ran his presidential campaign in 1960. A lot happened between the end of WWII and 1960, and the cold war was well underway when he became president. He didn't instigate the cold war, and I give him credit for eventually attempting to deescalate the tensions between the two countries. Other presidents like Truman and Eisenhower were very instrumental in creating a divide between America and Russia yet you fail to focus on their role, and that does not mean I approve of some of the tactics Kennedy used, like the Bay of Pigs, which the previous administration orchestrated, and Kennedy went with it. Everyone died. However in the end he made many efforts to implement peace between the Soviet Union and the US. What about that Hotline, or the limited nuclear test ban, and didn't he call for a strategy of peace? I am not saying America good, Russia bad. I am not that black and white in my evaluation of things. You are simply interpreting it that way. Your type of rigidity is a good example of what Kennedy overcame in the end. The end.
Well, before Kennedy ran for office in the 60's the great divide had already occurred between the Soviet Union and the US. In the 40's, Truman had his Marshall Plan that was meant to see that no more countries that were politically unstable due to the war would wind up in the communist camp, like Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, etc, and of course from the beginning a divided Germany. In the late forties you already had NATO and in the 50's the Warsaw Pact, and I know they vied for power in countries around the world that were unstable across continents. The Soviet Union made out big time in China. A winner. Then there was Korea. I wonder what Kennedy's decision would have been in terms of Vietnam had Eisenhower not established an agenda of involvement and had he lived longer. Before he was murdered, maybe he would have said no to that war no matter the degree of his escalation initiated in the beginning of his presidency. So, getting back to your statement, what exactly did you think they would we talking about when Kennedy ran for office, other then how he would strengthen our nuclear arsenal? It was an ongoing saga since the end of WWII. Even when it comes to Cuba it was Eisenhower's plan and his idea about overthrowing Castro, and Kennedy did take strong responsibility for the Bay of Pigs. He owned up to it's stupidity, and it was Khrushchev who did put up that Berlin wall. Of course this escalated the military tensions, and the military industrial complex made out big time. The Soviets also engaged in nuclear testing, and Kennedy followed suit. Scary. the Bay of Pigs which thankfully ended well. If Kennedy had listened to some I may not be responding to your post. After the Bay of Pigs Kennedy did make a concerted effort to direct America toward peace, and when he was killed things softened up between the US and the Soviet Union. Remember the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty? Why do you choose to vilify this president?
Look Kennedy ran his presidential campaign in 1960. A lot happened between the end of WWII and 1960, and the cold war was well underway when he became president. He didn't instigate the cold war, and I give him credit for eventually attempting to deescalate the tensions between the two countries. Other presidents like Truman and Eisenhower were very instrumental in creating a divide between America and Russia yet you fail to focus on their role, and that does not mean I approve of some of the tactics Kennedy used, like the Bay of Pigs, which the previous administration orchestrated, and Kennedy went with it. Everyone died. However in the end he made many efforts to implement peace between the Soviet Union and the US. What about that Hotline, or the limited nuclear test ban, and didn't he call for a strategy of peace? I am not saying America good, Russia bad. I am not that black and white in my evaluation of things. You are simply interpreting it that way. Your type of rigidity is a good example of what Kennedy overcame in the end. The end.
Never turned him into a saint, but you try to make him the devil. Sick!