Adios Fidel

[Jackie S]

Trump got it right.

http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016...dead/21614605/

[BigLouie]

Originally Posted by lustylad

If the CIA had their act together, the SOB would have been dead 55 years ago.

If the CIA had not tried to meddle in Cuba's affairs Castro would have never come to power.

[LexusLover]

Originally Posted by BigLouie

If the CIA had not tried to meddle in Cuba's affairs Castro would have never come to power.

The Kennedy's were "meddling" in Cuban affairs. The Agency was fine with the status quo in Cuba BEFORE Castro. So was "organized crime" aka the Mafia.

[I B Hankering]

Many Spanish expatriates, communist and anarchist refugees from the Spanish Civil War, emigrated to Cuba after General Francisco Franco seized control of the Spanish government in 1939.

As bad as Fidel was, Raul is actually worse.

[LexusLover]

Originally Posted by I B Hankering

As bad as Fidel was, Raul is actually worse.

That's the book on him.

Fidel was actually well educated, which helped.*

Probably better educated than most of the posters in this forum.

[BigLouie]

The CIA put Batista in power who was almost as bad. Totally corrupt. That started it all.

[BigLouie]

Don't get me wrong, Castro was a total dictator who refused to see how he had destroyed a once great island

[bambino]

Originally Posted by BigLouie

Don't get me wrong, Castro was a total dictator who refused to see how he had destroyed a once great island

So when was it great? Under Batista?

[BigLouie]

Before Batista it was a great island with a strong economy. Their dollar was one to one with the US dollar. Then the cold war CIA hit on some of these ideas

[bambino]

Originally Posted by BigLouie

Before Batista it was a great island with a strong economy. Their dollar was one to one with the US dollar. Then the cold war CIA hit on some of these ideas

Link? The CIA wasn't formed until 1947. Batista was already in power. Cuba became the largest producer of sugar during the 18 hundreds. But they've been in turmoil during their history. Always struggles for power.

[LexusLover]

Originally Posted by BigLouie

The CIA put Batista in power who was almost as bad. Totally corrupt. That started it all.

The Mafia put him in power, and kept him in power.

The Mafia/Intelligence community relationship flourished in WWII.

They were essentially partners in international matters.

Your continued bias regularly emerges.

[DSK]

Originally Posted by lustylad

If the CIA had their act together, the SOB would have been dead 55 years ago.

Also, one hundred thousand more Cubans would still be alive.

[DSK]

Originally Posted by BigLouie

If the CIA had not tried to meddle in Cuba's affairs Castro would have never come to power.

We "meddle" in the affairs of every Latin American country.

[LexusLover]

Originally Posted by BigLouie

Before Batista it was a great island with a strong economy. Their dollar was one to one with the US dollar.

Booze
Gambling
Whoring
Money laundering
Good cigars
Tourists with cash for booze, gambling, whoring and cigars.

[lustylad]

Originally Posted by bambino

Link? The CIA wasn't formed until 1947. Batista was already in power...

Hahaha... that little detail doesn't matter. Blaming the CIA is an all-purpose excuse. Sorta like blaming everything on Bush.