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23. He praised Fidel Castro as an heir of Bolívar

Sun Nov 22, 2015, 11:06 PM

Nov 2015

and repeatedly warned against getting drawn into a quagmire in Indochina (Vietnam). The Vietnam war is not JFK's legacy though many would like us to believe otherwise. It is LBJ's and it made his friends at Brown and Root, aka KBR, rich. Here's JFK on Latin American revolutionary movements, specifically Cuba's:

Just as we must recall our own revolutionary past in order to understand the spirit and the significance of the anti-colonial uprisings in Asia and Africa, we should now reread the life of Simón Bolívar, the great "Liberator" ... of South America, in order to comprehend the new contagion for liberty and reform now spreading south of our borders. (Strategy of Peace, p. 167)

This is not cold warrior or a moderate speaking; these are the words of a Massachusetts liberal.

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Ford should have never been allowed to pardon Nixon. Rex Nov 2015 #1

Ford was correct in the pardon of Nixon. jaysunb Nov 2015 #2

HA! Excellent point! I stand corrected! Rex Nov 2015 #3

I agree 100%. H2O Man Nov 2015 #6

Thank you for the quote voteearlyvoteoften Nov 2015 #4

Definitely. H2O Man Nov 2015 #7

Always so good to hear your thoughtful voice. n/t femmedem Nov 2015 #5

Well, thank you! H2O Man Nov 2015 #8

Our Dear President Kennedy... Dont call me Shirley Nov 2015 #9

"Anybody here seen my H2O Man Nov 2015 #16

The 52nd anniversary of the day hifiguy Nov 2015 #10

Science and the overwhelming evidence doesn't agree with you. cpwm17 Nov 2015 #13

Thank you H2O Man Nov 2015 #18

If you noticed, I wasn't the one that brought it up. cpwm17 Nov 2015 #20

I noticed. H2O Man Nov 2015 #22

Yes indeed, increasingly overwhelming evidence doesn't agree with you: villager Nov 2015 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author dflprincess Nov 2015 #14

Thank you. H2O Man Nov 2015 #19

Thank you! H2O Man Nov 2015 #17

I guess you had to be there. I'm glad I was. mountain grammy Nov 2015 #11

Right! H2O Man Nov 2015 #21

I'm too young to remember him lovemydog Nov 2015 #12

Thank you! H2O Man Nov 2015 #24

Timely quote. I had not realized today's date... ms liberty Nov 2015 #15

Right. H2O Man Nov 2015 #25

He praised Fidel Castro as an heir of Bolívar ucrdem Nov 2015 #23

Outstanding! H2O Man Nov 2015 #26

Thanks H2O man that is high praise and the feeling is mutual! ucrdem Nov 2015 #27

Per LBJ: H2O Man Nov 2015 #28

I wonder who he passed that info along to. ucrdem Nov 2015 #29

That's interesting, especially the administration being unaware of the updates. mountain grammy Nov 2015 #31

"Regime Change" was in the works... CanSocDem Nov 2015 #36

The sad thing Mopar151 Nov 2015 #30

True. H2O Man Nov 2015 #37

Thanks for the post...JFK ignited my interest in politics. I was a 5th grader when he was elected. Punkingal Nov 2015 #33

Right. H2O Man Nov 2015 #38

Thanks, H2O Man. I'm utterly baffled at one of the threads I just read. Hekate Nov 2015 #34

The sad thing is H2O Man Nov 2015 #39

Thank you H2O Man for the quote and history lesson. Scuba Nov 2015 #35

Thanks! H2O Man Nov 2015 #40

Good job H2O Man Sensitive soul Nov 2015 #41

thank you G_j Nov 2015 #42

K&R... spanone Nov 2015 #43