The Likeness of the Democratic Party

"The democratic party is like a mule -- without pride of ancestry or hope of posterity - Ignatius Donnelly 1831-9011 from Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

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Historic Democrat Foreign Policy Incompetency Part I - Presidents Kennedy and Johnson

High school history books describe the Bay of Pigs invasion as a botched up attempt to liberate Cuba; but they leave key details out. Over 1,000 Cuban exiles trained, with the U.S. military, for months prior to the invasion.

Humberto Fontova, Cuban born political writer focusing on Latin American politics, found facts missing from these books. What he discovers shows how close we were to securing freedom and democracy for the Cubans. But one man stood in the way.

The Cuban exile's job was to make a landing, then take out the Cuban ground forces. The United States Navy was to provide a few combat fighter planes to wipe out the Cuban fighter planes, and to eliminate Cuban armor and reinforcements. This was a job the U.S. Navy was ready, and capable, of doing.

With Cuban air power and ground reinforcements gone, "Brigada 2506" would take over the airport. They'd secure it, then pave the way for their air wing to arrive to provide them with ammunition and resupply. Then they'd join up with the resistance movement already underway in Cuba, and lead them to liberating Cuba.

When the ground invasion got underway, the Cuban exiles proved their worth. Despite being subjected to heavier fire, despite being drastically outgunned and outnumbered (40 to 1); the Cuban exiles pushed the Cuban army back. They almost pushed Castro's army to the other side of Cuba. Keep in mind that these exiles were civilians.

Even though John F. Kennedy canceled the pre-invasion bombardment, the Navy could've wiped the Cuban advantage out with two fighter planes. When John F. Kennedy said we "can't get involved," Admiral Arleigh Burke lost his cool and made this statement: "We put those boys there, Mr. President, by God we are involved!"

Without the planned U.S. backing, the Cuban exiles had no choice but to fight till their ammo ran out. The Bay of Pigs invasion failed because the Kennedy Administration failed them.

The Soviets saw that as a sign of weakness, then made plans to position nuclear missiles into Cuba. People credit Kennedy with the way he handled the Cuban Missile Crises, but we lost face in that one to.

The Russians couldn't stomach a fight in Cuba, so had we invaded, we would've succeeded. In exchange for them pulling their missiles out of Cuba, we pulled our missiles out of Turkey, and promised not to liberate Cuba.

We ended up in a weaker position; starting a historic trend of democratic administrations weakening America in the face of its enemies.

Our involvement with Vietnam started with President Kennedy. Both President Kennedy and Johnson ignored advice from the Pentagon; advice that would've ended the Vietnam War.

It wasn't till President Nixon became president that we made headway with the Vietnam War. Nixon cut our troop numbers in Vietnam, then mixed massive bombardment of strategic points in addition to continuing the ground campaign. This forced the North Vietnamese to the negotiating table. They previously refused to do so in response to Democrats announcing that they'll cut funding for the Vietnam War.

We pulled our combat units out of Vietnam in 1973; the South Vietnamese Government needed funding to stand against the North Vietnamese. The Democratic Congress refused, cutting their funding and forcing an end to the Vietnam involvement. Had that funding continued at needed levels, we'd have a prosperous Democratic South Vietnam bordering a Communist North Vietnam today.

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A Soldier's True Story of Triumph and Tears

Finding Fighting for Delphine: A Soldier's True Story of Triumph and Tears, the memoir of Ken Krueger by Lee Burtman.

During World War II millions of young men were uprooted from their daily lives. Many small town boys were suddenly thrown into a massive group of men being trained to fight on foreign soil. Ken Krueger was no exception. Growing up in a small Minnesota town, Ken was just another young American guy. He was raised a Christian and throughout the rest of his life, held his religious convictions very close, which saw him through good times and bad.

This book is a memoir of Ken Krueger's life, focuses on what happened to him during World War II. He became a messenger in Patton's 3nd Army and was sent to Europe. During the Allied advance toward Germany, Ken was stationed in a small town in France and assigned to a room in a French family's house. It was in this house that Ken's life was changed, by a beautiful young French girl, the daughter of the family he was assigned to, Delphine.

Throughout the book, Ken describes the war as he experienced it, the many times he called upon God to deliver him, and how his guardian angel saved him from deadly situations. Messengers were true lone soldiers being sent on almost suicide missions to hand deliver messages from HQ to field units. Messengers were often deliberately targeted by enemy forces to disrupt the lines of communications, so Ken was often the target of German snipers as he drove his Jeep through the European Countryside.

This independently published book does justice to Ken's past, bringing out his story in a way that lets the reader relate to his true experiences. Lee has brought out this biography in true form and has given value to this historical record. Her desire to publish Ken's story is commendable and donating the book's proceeds to ministry shows her selfless heart in this challenging task.

I recommend this work to history lovers, and anyone who likes an inspirational tale.

BOOK SPECIFICATIONS
Hardback
Author: Lee Burtman
Page count: 160
Language: English
Publisher: Moonglade Media

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The Tragic Death of Robert F. Kennedy

Many knew him simply as Bobby, but many who are interested in Robert F. Kennedy trivia can't help but wonder what would have happened if he had lived to see the presidential election, as many felt that the combination of his own personal intelligence and charm, along with the Kennedy legacy would assure him the election. However, a Robert F. Kennedy quiz will show that like his brother, he would be gunned down in his prime, but Bobby would not even get the chance that John did to make even a brief impact as president of the country.

Robert F. Kennedy trivia will show that he spent his early years first in the navy and then traveling for some time while writing for the Boston Post. He graduated with a B.A. in government from Harvard University, and would then later complete law school as well. Due to his time at boarding schools and traveling, he never knew his brother John much growing up, but in the early fifties they would travel together extensively, becoming fast friends, and Robert would end up serving closely in his brothers administration, as one of his closest advisors and attorney general.

He would continue to serve Johnson for only a short time after his brother's death, and take a seat in the New York state senate, but then, seeing the condition the country was in and the feelings which were brewing amongst the poor and many minorities about the presidency, he decided to announce his own candidacy. The democratic primaries became a battle between Bobby, Hubert Humphrey, and Eugene McCarthy after Johnson dropped out.

The primaries had been hotly contested as Kennedy sought to achieve the Democratic presidential nomination, but one of his largest victories came when he was able to win the California primary. However, a Robert F. Kennedy quiz will have to mention the tragic date of that California primary, June 5th, 1968, as it would be after this victory that he would be assassinated.

Many felt that Robert F. Kennedy's own platforms for social change, civil rights, and equality for all were even stronger than that of his brothers, and there had been a surge of hope upon his running for president that many felt could have carried him into an extremely strong and popular government with the power to affect real change. After his death, the offices of the secret service were extended to cover presidential candidates as well as the POTUS.

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Joseph Kennedy's Philosophy

"Don't get mad, get even" - Joseph Patrick Kennedy (1888 - 1969) fromBartlett's Familiar Quotations

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