Posted on Jan 3, 2021
United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba
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In the climax of deteriorating relations between the United States and Fidel Castro’s government in Cuba, President Dwight D. Eisenhower closes the American embassy in Havana and severs diplomatic relations.
The action signaled that the United States was prepared to take extreme measures to oppose Castro’s regime, which U.S. officials worried was a beachhead of communism in the western hemisphere. The immediate reason cited for the break was Castro’s demand that the U.S. embassy staff be reduced, which followed heated accusations from the Cuban government that America was using the embassy as a base for spies.
In the climax of deteriorating relations between the United States and Fidel Castro’s government in Cuba, President Dwight D. Eisenhower closes the American embassy in Havana and severs diplomatic relations.
The action signaled that the United States was prepared to take extreme measures to oppose Castro’s regime, which U.S. officials worried was a beachhead of communism in the western hemisphere. The immediate reason cited for the break was Castro’s demand that the U.S. embassy staff be reduced, which followed heated accusations from the Cuban government that America was using the embassy as a base for spies.
United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba
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What a botched area in our history- not saying we should not have done this, but allowing USSR to move next door had to have made our leadership cringe.
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Capt Marty Hogan:
Next door had to have made our leadership cringe .
I lived in Miami during this period , absolutely made a lot of Miamians very nervous.
Next door had to have made our leadership cringe .
I lived in Miami during this period , absolutely made a lot of Miamians very nervous.
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Sgt Jim Belanus
everyone was nervous when this was going on. We were playing war games hiding under desks at school. Was probably the closest we ever came to nuclear war with the USSR.
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LT COL Charlie Brown:
UNITED STATES severs diplomatic relations with Cuba.
A very good decision decision carried out by President Dwight D. Eisenhower .
Just before I shipped out to Vietnam, several of the Airman in my group were called into a room
to hear a speech by our Commander which these exerts were the main context.
Gentlemen we would not have you Ignorant as to why you are going to Vietnam !
It is to push back on Communism presently pushing into South Vietnam from the North,
coming from Communist China. Communism is also a threat to the U.S. from Russia ( with recent threats )
that they would bury us ! Communism closest to us is Cuba, with support from Russia
With big guns aimed at the U.S., President Kennedy Stopped that one.
UNITED STATES severs diplomatic relations with Cuba.
A very good decision decision carried out by President Dwight D. Eisenhower .
Just before I shipped out to Vietnam, several of the Airman in my group were called into a room
to hear a speech by our Commander which these exerts were the main context.
Gentlemen we would not have you Ignorant as to why you are going to Vietnam !
It is to push back on Communism presently pushing into South Vietnam from the North,
coming from Communist China. Communism is also a threat to the U.S. from Russia ( with recent threats )
that they would bury us ! Communism closest to us is Cuba, with support from Russia
With big guns aimed at the U.S., President Kennedy Stopped that one.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown even then the threat of Communism being so close to our borders was worth extreme measures.
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