Paul V McNutt
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What if Eisenhower offered Castro a large amount of foriegn aid right after he took power?
This money comes at the very beginning. So Eisenhower can have some leverage over Castro. The President would probably work to stop nationalizations and the dictatorship. The other thing to consider was that when Castro took power he had US public opinion on his side.
Cuba still goes red, and it looks bad for Ike and Nixon. Kennedy does slightly better in 1960.
Would Cuba go red with Castro, if he publicly accepted US help? maybe if backstabed by the rather... passionate Che, but...
Its like Ho Chi Minh in a way. Both wanted power, and were also nationalists first, commies second.
I've heard that, but honestly, it's hard to argue that Ho was a nationalist first, and initial U.S. support to the Vietminh did not prevent his entry into the Soviet orbit, so maybe the Ho example is better than you know![]()
Did the US REALLY helped them?
Man, they helped our cousins and their men first. Not Old Ho Minh (?).
Unless I am ignorant.
I may be wrong, but I think there was American aid flowing to Ho, because he had assisted the efforts against Japan more effectively than Chiang ever did.
Hum, Vichy France still had colonial rule there, no?