Summary In 1961, approximately thirteen hundred Cuban exiles, supported by the US armory, invaded the Bay of Pigs in hopes of overthrowing the Cuban government led by Fidel Castro. Prior to the election of John F. Kennedy as president, former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his administration developed the invasion plan, which would be led by the CIA and it would be up to President Kennedy to advance the plan or abort it. It. However, in an attempt to minimize the risks this would pose, President Kennedy denied permission for the US Air Force to support the Cuban exiles. As a result, Castro, aware of the invasion, sent a force of 20,000 soldiers to counterattack, resulting in the deaths of more than 100 exiles and the remainder held prisoner; who were later redeemed for $53 million in baby food and medicine. The failure of the invasion opened up room for criticism and embarrassment for Kennedy and his administration, both for having given the "green light" to the plan and for not having given support to the exiles. Major problems There were many problems not reported to the President mainly due to account of CIA director Richard M. Bissell such as changing the training program to focus on landings rather than guerrilla units; The CIA changed the scene from Trinidad to the Bay of Pigs, which offered no fallback point as it was surrounded by swamps. The original scene was supposed to take place in the mountains, so in case of failure the exiles could hide. Going forward, the mistaken belief that Cuban citizens and the military would support the exiles during the invasion led to inadequate planning and the lack of a backup plan. Another problem was that the Cuban exiles were convinced that the US military would support them... middle of paper... and. As previously mentioned, former President Eisenhower lobbied President Kennedy and was only given a brief overview of the plan. (Direct pressure on dissidents - This left him with too little to take into account and the quick decision to move forward with the plan to avoid any misjudgment as it all happened early in his administration) Bottom line, even though everyone knew that the goal was to overthrow the communist government in Cuba; in this report it is clearly stated that all the deformations, lack of risk management and miscommunications led to the failure of the mission and the historic accident for the Americans. Everyone involved got caught up in the heat of the moment and the illusion of an easy victory, forgetting to rationalize all the foreseeable factors that could have led them to victory. References: • Group and verbal discussion