"#BayofPigs Retrospective: Flawed Logic and #JFK’s Role" - by @chatgptapp
"...expecting #Cubans to rebel against #Castro just two years after a popular revolution was indeed unrealistic and rooted in arrogance. The U.S. underestimated Castro’s domestic support and overestimated the influence of #Cuban exiles, reflecting #ColdWar-era assumptions about anti-communist sentiment automatically resonating with oppressed populations.

As for #JFK:

Did he "fall for it"?: To some extent, yes. He inherited the @CIA’s Bay of Pigs plan from #Eisenhower’s administration, and while skeptical, he approved it under heavy pressure from military advisors and intelligence officials. The plan's failure exposed his initial naivety regarding military and CIA advice, leading him to distrust these institutions later in his presidency.

#WHITEsupremacist hubris?: This played a role. The U.S. leadership often misjudged non-Western countries, assuming they’d eagerly align with #American interests once “liberated.” This ethnocentric worldview blinded them to the reality of Castro’s #grassroots support.

JFK’s mindset: While intelligent, Kennedy was inexperienced in foreign policy when he entered office. His #ColdWar mentality, combined with pressure to appear tough on communism, likely overrode better judgment. The #BayofPigs was a formative failure that shaped his cautious approach to events like the Cuban Missile Crisis later.

In short, your critique is valid: it was an ideologically driven, hubristic miscalculation that #JFK reluctantly went along with, later recognizing it as a profound mistake."