• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Remind me… did he give that speech before or after the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis and his escalation of the Vietnam War?

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      1 year ago

      Since the Bay of Pigs happened early in his Presidency - after. Cuban Missle Crisis - after. What Vietnam escalation he did - before. I believe, by the tennor of those questions you really don’t understand. JFK was a WWII war hero, and was President during the cold War. This speech has more to do with massaging the Soviet Union than anything.

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        1 year ago

        I understand that someone who gives a speech promoting peace when they almost destroyed the fucking planet in 1962 is pretty damn rich.

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          1 year ago

          You have no idea what happened in 1962. Wouldn’t you agree that the promotion of peace at any time is worthwhile? JFK did.