Actually Date: May 3, 2011
Historical Date: April 4, 1961
Today, President Kennedy recently declined an invasion of a beach Trinidad, Cuba. This plan would have involved landing seven hundred and fifty men on a beach near the port of Trinidad, Cuba. The CIA had informed President Kennedy that this was a hotbed for Castro's operations. They also said that this was a good area to land an invasion on because the Escambary and Sancti Mountains. They also informed the President that the force would be able to hold off for a couple of days while more troops landed to block major roads leading to the city. They would also recruit the Cubans that were upset with the government into their army. They predict that their force of seven hundred and fifty would double within five days. Kennedy presented this plan to his Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The JCS said that even with four days of air cover, the people of Trinidad joining in with American troops and the successful meeting of guerillas in the Escambary mountains, the overall possibly of success was about thirty percent. Therefore, they could not advise Kennedy to go through with the plan. A new plan would have to be devised in order to overthrow the Castro regime. (http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDbayofpigs.htm)
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