The Bay of Pigs intervention did not provoke Castro to get closer to the Soviet Union; Castro was on a mission to do that from the beginning.

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Speaker

John Bolton

Evidence Quote

I don't think the Bay of Pigs provoked Castro to get closer to the Soviet Union. I think he was on a mission to do that uh really from the beginning.

Source

Venezuela after Trump’s strike: John Bolton vs John MearsheimerSwitzerland with Tom Switzer
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:01:05 PM

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