tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post4930935265163599460..comments2023-10-31T11:27:58.514-05:00Comments on THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON POST: FACES OF CUBAJack Jodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-54193045882809754092011-02-13T16:15:39.684-06:002011-02-13T16:15:39.684-06:00Oso,
Gracias mi amigo for your kind words. As you ...Oso,<br />Gracias mi amigo for your kind words. As you know, I simply call 'em as I see 'em, and will never be anybody's mouthpiece for distorted fact. I could be wrong, but what I have said here has been my honest accounting of what we did - and didn't - experience.<br />----------------<br />mud_rake, <br />Isn't it curious how such a squeaky-clean group of conservatives can stink so bad? :-)Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-52850318438252860892011-02-13T09:33:22.982-06:002011-02-13T09:33:22.982-06:00I was reviewing the annual CPAC ultra-conservative...I was reviewing the annual CPAC ultra-conservative convention held this weekend. Jack, sorry, but none of those 'faces' would be permitted into the ballroom. The bathroom, yes, provided that they carry their cloths, bleach and scrub brush.mud_rakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786611698569598023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-13217271288456167112011-02-13T09:32:47.461-06:002011-02-13T09:32:47.461-06:00Jack,
Thank you so much.What is so effective about...Jack,<br />Thank you so much.What is so effective about this,is that it's an eyewitness account.Seems obvious, I know. My point is,much of what you wrote (history, facts and figures,commentary)might be written by myself or others in the liberal blogosphere.<br />The fact that you were on the ground, on a personal journey gives your words tremendous impact.<br />Seriously. No one can say that you were shown what their govt wanted you to see-you were there as "just a guy". And that is why, to coin a phrase - you absolutely kicked ass with this series!<br />Mil gracias mi amigo!Osohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513535195785731541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-86436276292673698902011-02-12T08:02:09.254-06:002011-02-12T08:02:09.254-06:00Manifesto Joe,
You are 100% absolutely correct!I s...Manifesto Joe,<br />You are 100% absolutely correct!I salute you for your knowledge of history. I echo Darlene's statement that the power the Cuban refugees exert is out of proportion to their numbers. And, might I add, the Castro government, flawed and dictatorial though it is, has consistently delivered for its citizens better than all prior governments, and that is why Cuba has not had a popular uprising the way the rest of the "Iron Curtain", or Hosni Mubarak's Egypt just did.Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-58491619917158297992011-02-12T02:39:53.340-06:002011-02-12T02:39:53.340-06:00What it all brings to mind is the right-wing spin ...What it all brings to mind is the right-wing spin on Cuba. The Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 was aborted by JFK not because of any sympathy for Cuban communism, but because it was a half-baked idea to begin with. The CIA put together a force of about 1,300 Cuban refugees with the idea that, with U.S. air support, they would ignite a counterrevolution throughout the island. What they didn't count on was that movement simply not happening -- Castro actually had a great deal of popular support in Cuba, and a counterrevolution simply wouldn't materialize. The Cuban people had watched their country be turned into a combination plantation/whorehouse/casino for decades, and they had grown quite tired of it. The CIA vastly underestimated Castro's popular support. JFK quickly realized that the undertaking was a mistake, and withheld the air support. He's blamed for leaving the Bay of Pigs garrison to languish and be defeated, but it should be clear now historically, since the 1962 Missile Crisis, that letting the air support go forth would have meant World War III. He quite rightfully let Allen Dulles be the scapegoat for the debacle. Unfortunately, a lot of right-wingers still think he should have thrown caution to the wind and let the bombing commence. It would have been an unmitigated disaster.Manifesto Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06521151220297061304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-67914460405554517612011-02-10T18:02:40.460-06:002011-02-10T18:02:40.460-06:00Darlene,
You speak with good common sense and fair...Darlene,<br />You speak with good common sense and fairness.Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-21658993860310973902011-02-10T17:39:21.556-06:002011-02-10T17:39:21.556-06:00I agree that it makes no sense to keep imposing an...I agree that it makes no sense to keep imposing an embargo on Cuba. The power that the Cuban refugees in Florida is exert is out of proportion to their numbers. <br /><br />I would rather have a friend than an enemy that close to our shores.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.com