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I am not advocating a United States declaration of war against Cuba. That is a matter which will rest on future events. Any reaction to the Soviet threat in Cuba is complicated by a legitimate United States effort to work closely with its allies both in Latin America and in Europe. It is not forgotten in Washington that the United States has military bases on the fringes of the Soviet Union. But I am convinced that the President will abet the anxieties, and frustration, and doubts of the American people if he keeps on soft-pedaling the meaning of the Soviet take-over in Havana.
— October 18, 1962 | The Ward County Independent
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It’s a fascinating piece to read in the larger context of the moment it was written. The Cuban missile crisis is started October 16, 1962. For thirteen days we sat on the brink of nuclear war, but in the end, the Soviet missiles left Cuba. With hindsight, it’s easy to say, “Well played President Kennedy,” but if you were watching the lead-up in real time, it was apparently easy to wonder what he was doing.
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