The story of the failed invasion of Cuba in the Bay of Pigs, located on the southern coast of Cuba about 97 miles southeast of Havana, was that of mismanagement, poor judgment, and stupidity (“Bay Pigs” 378). The responsibility for the failure of the invasion lies squarely with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and a young man named President John F. Kennedy. The whole purpose of the invasion was to stop the communist assault on Cuba and Fidel Castro. Ironically, thirty-nine years after the Bay of Pigs, Fidel Castro remains in power. First, we need to analyze why the invasion happened, and then why it didn't work. From the end of World War II until the mid-1980s, most Americans agreed that communism was the enemy. Communism wanted to destroy our way of life and corrupt the freest country in the world. Communism is an economic system in which one person or group of people is in control. The main goal of communism is to make the social and economic status of all individuals equal. Removes inequalities in land ownership and wealth distributed equally to all. The main problem is that a rich person can be dispossessed of most of their wealth in favor of another who may have more material goods and be their equal. The main reason for the Bay of Pigs attack on Cuba was the transition to communism. On January 1, 1959, Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista fled the country for safety in the Dominican Republic (Goode, Stephen 75). Fidel Castro and his guerrillas overthrew the old government dictated by Batista. Over the next two weeks, Castro established a new government, and on February 16 he was officially declared prime minister (Finkelstein, Norman H. 127). The United States accepted this new...... middle of paper...... peace. The CIA project continued with the pathetic illusion of denial. The authorities had not informed the President at the right time that success had become doubtful and therefore recommended that the operation be called off" (Nelson, Craig 1). Other factors criticized are the lack of adequate air cover and the inability to maintain secrecy and security, leaks to the press, and political infighting among the exiles who seemed more suspicious of each other (Goode, Stephen 84). really that a force of 1,500 men is no match for an army of 400,000 Castro Do they believe their plan of attack was foolproof? Did you take time to plan the attack, or were you? Are they too eager to overthrow Castro who left important details? If they had stopped asking these questions, it is likely they would have called the whole thing off?.