Bay Of Pigs Invasion Research Paper
One country does not intervene with another county without probable cause. Usually, the reason for intervention falls back on the security of other countries. The Intervention in Haiti along with The Bay of Pigs Invasion both took place for this reason. The United States concluded the need to intervene and try and put and end to the madness. The chaos Haiti and Cuba faced all stemmed from an unfit leader and government. Because of this, the United States distrusted both Haiti and Cuba (Came, 1994, pp. 20+). “If we don’t end war, war will end us” (H. G. Wells, n.d.). Wars are capable of ending any form of civilization because of the casualties, damaged relationships, and economic deterioration. Because of historical events, governing powers
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should unravel the cause, reflect the effects, and recognize a peaceful solution to avoid the same catastrophic situations that have happened in the past. Many things led to the invasion, but it all began in 1959 when Fidel Castro came to power leading to the Bay of Pigs Invasion in 1961. Fidel Castro did not come to power with open arms; he overthrew the previous dictator, which already indicated he did not go about things in a proper manner (Bauza, 2001, pp. 1A+). United States President, John F. Kennedy, agreed with the United States Government that Castro was not to be trusted. They created a plan that involved using Cuban exiles to their benefit. The Cuban exiles were trained how to invade and successfully overthrow dictator Castro in order to become a non-communist government (Hawkins, 1996, pp. 36-38). The Intervention in Haiti was similar to the Bay of Pigs Invasion. The intervention occurred throughout 1994 and into 1995. The first popularly elected Haitian president was overthrown. In order to keep Haiti secure, the United States could not stand back anymore. Bill Clinton, the President of the United States at the time, sent troops and other security to Haiti to maintain a peace until Jean-Bertrand Aristide returned to office. The Haitian Government was unstable, so no one had faith in it (Reding, 1996, pp. 15-26). The Intervention in Haiti and the Bay of Pigs Invasion both could have been avoided; however, the United States felt the need to intervene. The United States could have chosen to stand back and witness both Cuba and Haiti’s demise because of an unstable government but instead tried to improve both countries. These conflicts may have been superficial, but the scars were permanent reminders for those who lived through these times (Came, 1994, pp. 20+).
Casualties
With any conflict there is bound to be destruction.
Casualties are just one of the major consequences countries and families face due to war. The number of troops lost in the line of duty is significant. Even innocent civilians tend to lose their lives because they happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time (Hawkins, 1996, pp. 36-38). The Bay of Pigs Invasion had an immense loss of military personnel. Fidel Castro was notified about the Cuban exiles working with the United States to overthrow him, so he dispatched his militia to fight. Castro’s militia lost 3,000 to 4,000 members within just a three-day battle at the Bay of Pigs (Hawkins, 1996, pp. 36-38). Roughly 48% of the Cuban exiles involved in the brigade were held captive as prisoners by Cuba. Nearly 5% were deceased by the end of the battle (Delgado, 2001, pp. 80+). The casualties in the Bay of Pigs Invasion outnumber the amount in the Intervention in Haiti, however that does not make it less significant. Although there is no exact number of deaths recorded in the Intervention of Haiti, there were many. The unstable and unsecure Haitian Government made Haiti seem like a savage country where people could get away with any violent crime. The United States stepped in to avoid more casualties, but was willing to open fire if necessary. Luckily for Haitian leaders they fled, leaving office, to avoid any more bloodshed (Reding, 1996, pp. …show more content…
15-26). The bloodshed was severe between Cuba and the United States during the intervention (Hawkins, 1996, pp. 36-38). Casualties in Haiti were immense due to the unstable government (Reding, 1996, pp. 15-26). Death tore families apart, many discovered they were unable to support a family because they no longer had the financial support from the other spouse. Depression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was not uncommon for the surviving individuals to endure. Families everywhere lost loved ones, and the United States Economy suffered from paying ransoms to reunite families (Came, 1994, pp. 20+).
Economic Damage Not only did the United States Economy take a beating during each of these conflicts, but the economy of the rival country did too. Each economy took a knock-back from different repercussions of the conflicts. The United States Economy took the brunt of the repercussions because of the involvement in two conflicts (Delgado, 2001, pp. 80+). The Bay of Pigs Invasion resulted in a majority of the brigade members being captured and held prisoner. The United States could have left them for dead, however, President John F. Kennedy accepted responsibility for the failed invasion and knew he could not leave the exiles there (Prados, 2007, pp. 82-92). Kennedy paid a ransom of $53 million in baby food and medicine to Cuba in exchange for those captured during the invasion (Delgado, 2001, pp. 80+). Since 1995, Haiti has not been receiving funds from the International Monetary Fund, U.S. Agency for International Development (AID), and the World Bank. Over $104.6 million was cut off from the Haitian economy (Reding, 1996, pp. 15-26). Throughout the United States, Haiti, and Cuba, people became homeless. Troops were sent back to the United States without a home, job, or source of income. Cubans were displaced by the bombings that ruined homes, communities, and towns (Delgado, 2001, pp. 80+). Haitian immigrants started arriving in the United States, which also threw the United States economy for a loop because they needed to provide food, housing, and jobs for the new refugees. The Haitian Government could have compromised with the United States to avoid more economic damage. By developing training programs that support doctors and teachers the Haitian economy might have stabilized. However, Haitians took the route of spending more money for military operations rather than looking out for the economy in the long run (Reding, 1996, pp. 15-26). Governments around the world are still paying for the damages and displacements of these conflicts. The funds they are using to pay for previous conflicts and economic damage could be used for other more important funds at the time. The societal impact the damaged economy has had on the United States is the lack of jobs, housing, and food production to sustain everyone in the United States (Reding, 1996, pp. 15-26).
Strained Relationships
Communication and reconciliation are near non-existent between the conflicting countries because of the strained relationship.
The conflicting countries want very little to do with each other because of the distrust. A strained relationship between countries really limits the amount of trade, communication, and vacations that take place there (Smith, 1995, pp. 54-58).
The United States was banned from almost every form of trade with Cuba after the Bay of Pigs Invasion. The Cuban Government believes the United States overstepped their boundaries by intervening and does not trust them anymore. Cuba actually tried to pressure other countries into banning trade with the United States to cause more economic damage. Economic sanctions were put in place to publish American Economic Embargo (Smith, 1995, pp. 54-58). After 30 years Cuba and the United States are now communicating about human relations, but still not fully on terms with each other (Came, 1994, pp. 20+).
The damaged relations have impacted the United States by not allowing trade to take place between these countries. Restrictions have been put in place on some trade between Cuba and the United States. Cuba banned American citizens from vacationing there. Refusing American tourist also impacts the Cuban Economy because they do not have the income coming in from the tourism (Smith, 1995, pp.
54-58).
Solution
“I just believe that conflict should be the very last resort. I don’t believe that, in many cases, our own country uses its full influence or full power to prevent a war, end a war, before we insert our troops into a troubled region” Jimmy Carter (Prados, 2007, pp. 82-92). President Jimmy Carter was completely correct; conflict should be the last resort. These problems all could have been avoided if there would have been proper communication. Every conflicting country faces the consequences of their actions. The only way to solve and improve these repercussions is to communicate, compromise, and reconcile the relationship between every country. Countries should be working together to better the world, rather than working against each other (Prados, 2007, pp. 82-92).
A solution to these repercussions is to develop and authorize peace treaties. The conflicting countries such as the United States and Cuba would then sign a peace treaty to stop the hostility towards each other. Once the hostility is gone, trade could resume between these countries, improving each economy. Once the relationship rekindles, tourism can occur again amending and stabilizing the economy (Prados, 2007, pp. 82-92). As for Haiti and the United States a peace treaty would have made it so the United States did not have as many Haitian refugees altering the economy because a majority of the Haitians would have opted to stay in Haiti if they had a stable government and proper security. A peace treaty between Haiti and the United States would allow the United States access to proper communication where a solution to stabilizing the Haitian Government could be established (Came, 1994, pp. 20+).
Casualties, damaged relationships, and economic deterioration. These are fully capable of ending a civilization. Society does not realize how war impacts their daily lives. War could be avoided if governing powers unraveled the cause, reflected the effects, and recognized a peaceful solution from past historical conflicts.
should unravel the cause, reflect the effects, and recognize a peaceful solution to avoid the same catastrophic situations that have happened in the past. Many things led to the invasion, but it all began in 1959 when Fidel Castro came to power leading to the Bay of Pigs Invasion in 1961. Fidel Castro did not come to power with open arms; he overthrew the previous dictator, which already indicated he did not go about things in a proper manner (Bauza, 2001, pp. 1A+). United States President, John F. Kennedy, agreed with the United States Government that Castro was not to be trusted. They created a plan that involved using Cuban exiles to their benefit. The Cuban exiles were trained how to invade and successfully overthrow dictator Castro in order to become a non-communist government (Hawkins, 1996, pp. 36-38). The Intervention in Haiti was similar to the Bay of Pigs Invasion. The intervention occurred throughout 1994 and into 1995. The first popularly elected Haitian president was overthrown. In order to keep Haiti secure, the United States could not stand back anymore. Bill Clinton, the President of the United States at the time, sent troops and other security to Haiti to maintain a peace until Jean-Bertrand Aristide returned to office. The Haitian Government was unstable, so no one had faith in it (Reding, 1996, pp. 15-26). The Intervention in Haiti and the Bay of Pigs Invasion both could have been avoided; however, the United States felt the need to intervene. The United States could have chosen to stand back and witness both Cuba and Haiti’s demise because of an unstable government but instead tried to improve both countries. These conflicts may have been superficial, but the scars were permanent reminders for those who lived through these times (Came, 1994, pp. 20+).
Casualties
With any conflict there is bound to be destruction.
Casualties are just one of the major consequences countries and families face due to war. The number of troops lost in the line of duty is significant. Even innocent civilians tend to lose their lives because they happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time (Hawkins, 1996, pp. 36-38). The Bay of Pigs Invasion had an immense loss of military personnel. Fidel Castro was notified about the Cuban exiles working with the United States to overthrow him, so he dispatched his militia to fight. Castro’s militia lost 3,000 to 4,000 members within just a three-day battle at the Bay of Pigs (Hawkins, 1996, pp. 36-38). Roughly 48% of the Cuban exiles involved in the brigade were held captive as prisoners by Cuba. Nearly 5% were deceased by the end of the battle (Delgado, 2001, pp. 80+). The casualties in the Bay of Pigs Invasion outnumber the amount in the Intervention in Haiti, however that does not make it less significant. Although there is no exact number of deaths recorded in the Intervention of Haiti, there were many. The unstable and unsecure Haitian Government made Haiti seem like a savage country where people could get away with any violent crime. The United States stepped in to avoid more casualties, but was willing to open fire if necessary. Luckily for Haitian leaders they fled, leaving office, to avoid any more bloodshed (Reding, 1996, pp. …show more content…
15-26). The bloodshed was severe between Cuba and the United States during the intervention (Hawkins, 1996, pp. 36-38). Casualties in Haiti were immense due to the unstable government (Reding, 1996, pp. 15-26). Death tore families apart, many discovered they were unable to support a family because they no longer had the financial support from the other spouse. Depression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was not uncommon for the surviving individuals to endure. Families everywhere lost loved ones, and the United States Economy suffered from paying ransoms to reunite families (Came, 1994, pp. 20+).
Economic Damage Not only did the United States Economy take a beating during each of these conflicts, but the economy of the rival country did too. Each economy took a knock-back from different repercussions of the conflicts. The United States Economy took the brunt of the repercussions because of the involvement in two conflicts (Delgado, 2001, pp. 80+). The Bay of Pigs Invasion resulted in a majority of the brigade members being captured and held prisoner. The United States could have left them for dead, however, President John F. Kennedy accepted responsibility for the failed invasion and knew he could not leave the exiles there (Prados, 2007, pp. 82-92). Kennedy paid a ransom of $53 million in baby food and medicine to Cuba in exchange for those captured during the invasion (Delgado, 2001, pp. 80+). Since 1995, Haiti has not been receiving funds from the International Monetary Fund, U.S. Agency for International Development (AID), and the World Bank. Over $104.6 million was cut off from the Haitian economy (Reding, 1996, pp. 15-26). Throughout the United States, Haiti, and Cuba, people became homeless. Troops were sent back to the United States without a home, job, or source of income. Cubans were displaced by the bombings that ruined homes, communities, and towns (Delgado, 2001, pp. 80+). Haitian immigrants started arriving in the United States, which also threw the United States economy for a loop because they needed to provide food, housing, and jobs for the new refugees. The Haitian Government could have compromised with the United States to avoid more economic damage. By developing training programs that support doctors and teachers the Haitian economy might have stabilized. However, Haitians took the route of spending more money for military operations rather than looking out for the economy in the long run (Reding, 1996, pp. 15-26). Governments around the world are still paying for the damages and displacements of these conflicts. The funds they are using to pay for previous conflicts and economic damage could be used for other more important funds at the time. The societal impact the damaged economy has had on the United States is the lack of jobs, housing, and food production to sustain everyone in the United States (Reding, 1996, pp. 15-26).
Strained Relationships
Communication and reconciliation are near non-existent between the conflicting countries because of the strained relationship.
The conflicting countries want very little to do with each other because of the distrust. A strained relationship between countries really limits the amount of trade, communication, and vacations that take place there (Smith, 1995, pp. 54-58).
The United States was banned from almost every form of trade with Cuba after the Bay of Pigs Invasion. The Cuban Government believes the United States overstepped their boundaries by intervening and does not trust them anymore. Cuba actually tried to pressure other countries into banning trade with the United States to cause more economic damage. Economic sanctions were put in place to publish American Economic Embargo (Smith, 1995, pp. 54-58). After 30 years Cuba and the United States are now communicating about human relations, but still not fully on terms with each other (Came, 1994, pp. 20+).
The damaged relations have impacted the United States by not allowing trade to take place between these countries. Restrictions have been put in place on some trade between Cuba and the United States. Cuba banned American citizens from vacationing there. Refusing American tourist also impacts the Cuban Economy because they do not have the income coming in from the tourism (Smith, 1995, pp.
54-58).
Solution
“I just believe that conflict should be the very last resort. I don’t believe that, in many cases, our own country uses its full influence or full power to prevent a war, end a war, before we insert our troops into a troubled region” Jimmy Carter (Prados, 2007, pp. 82-92). President Jimmy Carter was completely correct; conflict should be the last resort. These problems all could have been avoided if there would have been proper communication. Every conflicting country faces the consequences of their actions. The only way to solve and improve these repercussions is to communicate, compromise, and reconcile the relationship between every country. Countries should be working together to better the world, rather than working against each other (Prados, 2007, pp. 82-92).
A solution to these repercussions is to develop and authorize peace treaties. The conflicting countries such as the United States and Cuba would then sign a peace treaty to stop the hostility towards each other. Once the hostility is gone, trade could resume between these countries, improving each economy. Once the relationship rekindles, tourism can occur again amending and stabilizing the economy (Prados, 2007, pp. 82-92). As for Haiti and the United States a peace treaty would have made it so the United States did not have as many Haitian refugees altering the economy because a majority of the Haitians would have opted to stay in Haiti if they had a stable government and proper security. A peace treaty between Haiti and the United States would allow the United States access to proper communication where a solution to stabilizing the Haitian Government could be established (Came, 1994, pp. 20+).
Casualties, damaged relationships, and economic deterioration. These are fully capable of ending a civilization. Society does not realize how war impacts their daily lives. War could be avoided if governing powers unraveled the cause, reflected the effects, and recognized a peaceful solution from past historical conflicts.