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　He spread his hands and said, "So all the work done by the higher-ups was in vain. The weapons given to Ho Chi Minh were also used to fight the French."

　"Well, if Senator McCarthy were still on Capitol Hill, he might have pushed for this.

　But it’s pointless to dwell on such old things now that fifteen years have passed—we were even aiding the Soviet Union at the time!”

　Robert Kennedy waved his hand and said, "Let's get back to the point. Even if there are really 2,500 pro-American guerrillas on the island of Cuba, plus the mercenaries recruited by the CIA, there are only 4,000 people in total, while Castro has 30,000 troops.

　"Four thousand men can't beat thirty thousand, right?" he said to McNamara.

　"If you don't consider off-field factors, I'm sure we can't win. But I still have a question."

　McNamara looked at Ferry and asked, "Six years ago, the CIA employed only 150 people and easily overthrew the Arbenz government in Guatemala. Why is it that this time, even with 1,500 people, it still seems so difficult to overthrow Castro in Cuba?"

　"During the Guatemala incident, there wasn't much fighting. Furthermore, the actual number of troops we deployed was far more than 150."

　"The CIA only employed 150 soldiers," Firi explained. "But the Guatemalan plantation owners sent hundreds of gunmen, all carrying the American flag and led by CIA agents, to march on the capital. It was essentially an armed parade."

　Because before marching into the capital, CIA agents had already bribed the generals of the Guatemalan government, and all the government troops rebelled.

　President Arbenz was just an elected politician, not a warlord, and he did not have private armed forces like Hitler's SS and SA. After the Guatemalan army rebelled, Arbenz had no power to defend himself and could only choose to resign and go into exile abroad.

　It’s much easier to overthrow a politician who came to power through elections than it is to overthrow a warlord who came to power through war.”

　“In other words, Castro’s control over the military was strong, and the CIA failed to turn any of Castro’s key generals?

　So, Director Dulles and Nixon decided to raise an army of 15,000 to cross the sea and attack Cuba. But then they ran out of money and couldn't recruit any more men. Finally, they decided to just throw the 1,500 men they had recruited into Cuba and try their luck. This is pure gambler's thinking!

　Robert Kennedy lowered his head and pondered, "If nothing unexpected happens, the Cuba operation will be the new government's first major overseas policy. If it's not handled properly, the new government will lose face and its image in the hearts of the people will immediately collapse.

　In fact, the US economy has been in dire straits over the past two years, and society is plagued by contradictions. America's own problems are already a headache enough. If possible, my brother really wants to maintain peace and avoid launching any overseas wars within a year of entering the White House.

　"But that's impossible, sir. Your brother made it known during the election that upon taking office he would overthrow the Castro regime, suppress Soviet arrogance, and cut off the Russian bear's claws reaching into the Americas."

　Dr. Brzezinski warned, "Canceling the covert military action against Cuba without proper justification would inevitably give Republicans ammunition to attack him and would seriously damage the new government's image among the people."

　——As a progressive president who advocated for change, Kennedy actually wanted to focus on domestic affairs and reform, sorting out the mess of domestic issues first, and then considering foreign issues. His main cabinet members also held similar views.

　But the problem is, as a paradox, if the Kennedy administration cannot win a beautiful victory through foreign wars, it will not have enough prestige to promote drastic internal reforms and may even be regarded as a weak coward!

　——Since this century, there has not been a president in the United States who did not start a war during his term!

　(American presidents in the early 20th century also engaged in various military operations in Asia and Latin America.)

　So, if we use four words to describe the Kennedy administration that was about to take over the "Pluto Project", it would be "riding a tiger and it's hard to get off."

　For this purpose, Firi specially provided a ladder for climbing down the tiger's back.

　——Today in the Caribbean, besides Castro who has already surrendered to the Communist Party, there is also Trujillo who claims to surrender to the Communist Party!

　In this case, why not temporarily shelve the flawed Cuba strategy and instead attack the Dominican Republic first to establish the new president's authority?

　Present a laurel wreath to the winner!

　By the way, we can also use combat as training to test the amphibious combat capabilities of these Cuban mercenaries, and then promptly identify and address any deficiencies to avoid embarrassing ourselves in the more difficult Cuban War in the future."

　While the United States fostered a number of dictators and military strongmen during the Cold War, the White House and Capitol Hill ultimately preferred multi-party systems and American-style democracy in these countries. The reason they supported these dictators was simply because they had no better options at the time.

　This is certainly not because the US government really wants to promote its own system and achieve the "end of history", but rather because of its cold, practical interests.

　Because, in those semi-colonial countries deeply infiltrated and influenced by the United States, even if the American-style democratic system of one person, one vote is implemented, the result is not so much that the people have gained the power to choose their government, but rather that the United States has gained the power to choose its lackeys.

　If any of the lackeys is disobedient, the American boss can make him lose the election and get out at a very low cost, and replace him with another more obedient pro-American lackey to come to power.

　——In an ideal pro-American country, it is best to have two running dogs. If one dog is not honest, the other dog can be dragged into the ring to fight.

　On the other hand, if those originally pro-American warlords and dictators suddenly became dishonest and disobedient due to some unforeseen reasons, and the American empire wanted to replace them, because there is no electoral system or multi-party system, and no legitimate opposition, then the only option is to let the CIA stage a coup.

　If a coup is not handled properly, it can easily get out of control. Once a coup gets out of control and turns into a full-scale civil war, the entire country will be torn apart and everyone will go to battle. Then, only God knows what will eventually emerge.

　If unfortunately a red anti-American country or a religious regime country is created, the White House and Capitol Hill, who have worked hard but received no thanks, will definitely feel depressed.

　This is why after the Cold War, the United States, on the one hand, befriended the Saudi royal family and pegged the US dollar to Saudi oil, while on the other hand, it was obsessed with "democratizing" Saudi Arabia and urged the Saudi royal family to hand over power - because the former is in the short-term interest, and the latter is in the long-term interest.

　Without turning Saudi Arabia into a democratic country, how can the United States force an Arab woman whose entire family is American to become the president or prime minister of Saudi Arabia?

　Therefore, the slogan of democratization that the United States has been promoting around the world is actually very sincere, but there is malice hidden behind it.

　In summary, even though the Dominican Republic's dictatorship has long been pro-American, it would be better to change to a democratic system in order to more effectively control the country.

　Not to mention, Trujillo of the Dominican Republic was courting death without limit in 1960 and violated a lot of laws. The whole of Latin America jointly sanctioned him and severed diplomatic relations. The United Nations even passed a resolution to sanction him. If the United States wanted to play the role of a messenger of justice to deal with him, there should not be much public pressure.

　However, after hearing Firi's suggestion to attack the Dominican Republic instead, the expressions of the future cabinet members present were very strange.

　After a long silence, the future Secretary of Defense McNamara frowned and said, "From your description, it seems that the Dominican Republic is easy to attack?

　However, although the Dominican Republic is indeed much smaller than Cuba, Trujillo's army is clearly more powerful than Castro's! The half-brigade recruited by the CIA couldn't even defeat Cuba, so how could they defeat the Dominican Republic?

　The Dominican Republic, located east of Cuba and sharing the same island with Haiti, has a land area of ​​over 40,000 square kilometers and a population of 3 million. In comparison, Cuba has 110,000 square kilometers and a population of 7 million, a significant difference in size.

　Although the Dominican Republic's land area and population were only half of Cuba's in 1960, on paper, the military power of Dominican dictator Trujillo was far superior to that of Castro's Cuban army.

　Cuba's economy was in tatters, and its military was in disarray due to years of civil war and the lack of significant Soviet aid. Aside from the army, which was still somewhat functional, the Cuban navy was practically nonexistent, with only a few speedboats used to investigate smuggling.

　Although the Cuban Air Force had many American aircraft, most of the pilots had defected to the United States and the supply of spare parts had been cut off, so there were very few aircraft that could actually be deployed.

　(At this point, the entire Cuban Air Force had only ten pilots left.)

　In contrast, the Dominican Republic, which has been stably ruled by the Trujillo family for thirty years, appears to be wealthy in terms of armaments.

　Although Trujillo, the "benefactor of the country," was not very humane in his treatment of the people and was often inhumane, he was adept at plundering and amassing wealth. He was also willing to spend lavishly, spending $3000 million on a single celebration in 1955.

　As for buying warships, planes, tanks and so on, Trujillo was even more willing to pay for it.

　The Dominican Republic currently has the most powerful air force in Central America and the Caribbean, equipped with more than 200 military aircraft, including B-17 Flying Fortress bombers, Vampire fighter-bombers, A-26B Invader bombers, P-51 Mustang fighters, and so on.

　At the same time, the Dominican Republic also has the most powerful navy in Central America, including 2 F-class destroyers, 2 Flower-class frigates and 3 River-class frigates, as well as 10 patrol ships, 3 auxiliary ships and 1 training sailboat, with a total of 300 people.

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　Even the Dominican army has more than 50,000 troops, nearly twice the strength of the Cuban army.

　So, judging from these data, Trujillo of the Dominican Republic is clearly much more difficult to deal with than Castro of Cuba!

　The 1,400 mercenaries of the 2506th Brigade were no match for Castro's 30,000 troops. Could they possibly defeat Trujillo's army, navy, and air force?

　However, Firi knew that the "weapons-only theory" was absolutely unacceptable. The anti-American regimes in Cuba and the Dominican Republic were actually the opposite in terms of strength.

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　Chapter 32: Trujillo is as easy to overthrow as Saddam

　At the beginning of the 21st century, the United States, at its peak, fought two major wars: the Afghanistan War and the Iraq War.

　On paper, Saddam's Iraqi army was far more powerful than the Taliban in Afghanistan. Saddam possessed a massive, mechanized army equipped with tanks, heavy artillery, and jet fighters, while the Taliban's most advanced weaponry consisted of shoulder-fired, individual anti-aircraft missiles.

　In other words, Iraq barely has the framework of a modern army, while Afghanistan is just a group of medieval militias driven by religious fervor.

　At first glance, Iraq seems to be much more difficult to fight than Afghanistan?

　——If we go back to 2000, does anyone think that Saddam, who ruled Iraq, would be inferior to Omar, the Taliban leader in Afghanistan?

　But the actual result of the war was exactly the opposite - in front of the invincible US imperial army, the seemingly modern Iraqi army was vulnerable and collapsed. Saddam's family was destroyed and he was executed. His power disappeared without a trace.

　Although the Taliban in Afghanistan were once defeated by the iron fist of the United States, they were not destroyed. They hid in caves and lay dormant for twenty years, fighting tirelessly. Finally, they made a comeback, forcing the American and puppet troops who fled in panic to stage a farce of "The Flying Man of Kabul" at the airport.

　As targets of the US military, why did the anti-US regimes in Afghanistan and Iraq have such completely different fates?

　Why did Iraq, which had more tanks, artillery and aircraft, perform far worse in the war than Afghanistan, which had almost only light infantry?

　The reason is very simple. For the American imperial army, which has a technological gap and can carry out dimensionality reduction attacks, those enemies who are at least one era behind the US military, no matter how many planes, cannons and tanks they have, will all be turned into scrap metal and meaningless as long as they are bombarded.

　The real hard-core indicator of whether a regime can survive under the knife of the US military is its ability to withstand attacks, or its resilience in the face of adverse circumstances.

　It is obvious that Saddam, who has been the ruler for decades, and his corrupt generals who have lived in luxury, cannot abandon their mansions, estates and huge wealth and run to the desert and mountains to fight guerrilla warfare - even if they are willing to do so, their subordinates will disperse on their own.

　Because these high-ranking rulers are out of touch with the common people, their only power is the army in their hands, which will be gone once they are all used up.

　In contrast, the Afghan seminary bumpkins are less sophisticated. Their power is deeply rooted in the countryside, and their military and civilian populations can readily transform into each other. Even if their leaders and formal armed forces are eliminated, it will be difficult to eradicate their roots.

　And under the banner of resisting the invaders, people who have been harmed by the US military will come and join at any time, so that the anti-American flame will never be extinguished.

　Therefore, when the US military attacked Iraq, it was only attacking Saddam and his family. The Iraqi people were either indifferent to this or secretly happy about it.

　However, when the US military attacked Afghanistan, it was actually attacking at least half of the Afghan people, which was naturally much more difficult.

　Similarly, the two troublemakers in the Caribbean today, Castro of Cuba and Trujillo of the Dominican Republic, are in a similar situation.

　If Trujillo is the Saddam of the Caribbean, then the Cuban red regime is equivalent to the Taliban of the Caribbean.

　Like Saddam, Trujillo had a seemingly decent army and huge wealth, but no deep roots among the people.

　His subordinates are also a group of treacherous ministers who are good at flattery but cannot withstand any test at all.

　Once Trujillo himself was gone, everything that depended on him would fall apart. No one would defend the regime except his family.

　Castro had managed to mobilize a genuine national armed force. Although the Cuban revolutionary regime was still crude and faced many problems, it had finally established a firm foothold in Cuba and had a vast base of supporters deep within the grassroots.

　Even if Castro were to be assassinated, his comrades would continue to raise the red flag and carry on the revolution.

　The Dominican people had no good feelings towards Trujillo and might even have applauded his overthrow.

　What was the Dominicans' reason for fighting against the invincible US military? Was it to protect the wealth embezzled by Trujillo?

　Even if they won, Trujillo would not give them any money, and might even plunder them even more!

　Therefore, everyone just pretends to be good at firing three shots into the air, which is enough to justify the meager military pay!

　And the people of Cuba, even in

　At this point, their loyalty to Castro was limited, but their deepest regret for the Americans' shortcomings and injustices was undeniable. Who had allowed the Americans to seize all the best land in Cuba? Is there any tenant farmer in the world who doesn't resent the landlord?

　Not to mention, the Castro regime had just taken the decision to distribute all the Cuban land seized by the Americans to poor farmers during the land reform.

　This would be enough to make a considerable number of Cuban people who benefited from the land reform voluntarily fight for Castro.

　Because, in their perception, this is a fight for the land they have just been allocated, and this reason is enough for them to pay with their lives for it!

　"Gentlemen, in terms of weaponry alone, Trujillo's Dominican army is indeed far superior to Castro's Cuban army. But an army is ultimately made up of men, not weapons.

　What we must defeat on the battlefield is the enemy holding weapons, not the weapons in the enemy's hands."

　"Unfortunately, due to the bad behavior of the United Fruit Company and other American companies in the past, the Cuban Red Militia led by Castro will not hesitate to pull the trigger when they spot our troops," Fili said to his future cabinet members.

　Because as soon as we return to Cuba, we will immediately confiscate their land and drive them into slums.

　Although from the perspective of US law, these Cubans have seized the legitimate assets of our country's companies and are a group of despicable thieves and robbers.

　But the problem is, they themselves don’t think so—if we want to change their perception, we have to resort to blood and fire…”

　Robert Kennedy nodded in agreement at this somewhat jarring "politically incorrect" statement from the American perspective. Although the Kennedy brothers advocated for a resolution to the pro-Soviet Castro regime in Cuba, this was solely out of consideration for US-Soviet hegemony.

　The Kennedy brothers actually felt quite sympathetic and compassionate towards the Cuban farmers' anti-American sentiment.

　There is no way. Generally speaking, the exploitation of serfs by the manor owners is cruel enough.

　But what the United Fruit Company did in Central America was even more inhumane than most feudal landlords.

　This company, with the help of the US military's cannons and bayonets, plundered and seized large tracts of the best arable land in Central America and the Caribbean countries, forcibly occupying them at a price of one dollar per acre, and then developed only a small part of it to grow cash crops such as tobacco, pineapples, and bananas.

　The remaining undeveloped land is left there, even if it grows weeds and breeds insects, it must be fenced off.

　If people from these countries wanted to cultivate these wastelands and grow crops, the United Fruit Company would raise prices and rip off the Latin Americans.

　How should I put it? It's similar to the business strategy of a certain Hong Kong businessman, Li Huanggua, who hoards land in mainland cities and patiently waits for prices to rise.

　What's even worse is that Li Huanggua only acquired land for construction in mainland China, but the United Fruit Company acquired vast tracts of farmland in Central America!

　Imagine a country is plagued by famine, with people dying of starvation every day, while the most fertile land is left to grow weeds by a foreign company...

　So, in the eyes of Latin American farmers who are about to starve to death, what is the difference between these American companies that occupy large tracts of arable land and prevent them from being cultivated and the devil?

　Anyway, as descendants of the Irish who had experienced similar things under Anglo-Saxon rule, the Kennedy brothers could empathize with this.

　Therefore, given the United Fruit Company's consistent lack of integrity in Latin American countries, it is difficult for anyone with a normal mind to imagine that poor Cubans would offer flowers and rum to welcome the 2506th Brigade of mercenaries, funded by the United Fruit Company...

　Except for Robert Kennedy, the other three future cabinet members responded to Fieri's remarks with indifference and remained noncommittal.

　Dr. Brzezinski, a Pole, frowned slightly in displeasure upon hearing this, and moved his lips twice, as if about to protest or object. But seeing that no one else spoke, and Robert Kennedy seemed to be somewhat in agreement, he swallowed his words.

　Of course, Ferry did not dwell on the sins of the United Fruit Company for too long, but instead changed the subject and talked about the Dominican Republic.

　"On the contrary, Rafael Trujillo and his family have ruled the Dominican Republic for thirty years. The Dominican people have long been tired of this greedy guy. The official Dominican President Joaquin Balaguer also wants to drive out this warlord who has undermined his power.

　Now, every country in North and South America, including the United States, has severed diplomatic ties with the Dominican Republic and imposed blockades and sanctions. The Roman Catholic Church has openly broken with Trujillo, and the United Nations has passed sanctions against him. The entire world is shouting, "Trujillo, get out!"

　Firi said, “In this situation, even if the Dominican Republic has more planes and warships, how many brave soldiers are willing to fight bloody battles for an old bastard who has long retired but still refuses to give up power, despite the opposition of the world and the condemnation of God?