> what exactly has restrained the US government all this
> time and to this day from literally invading Cuba?
> It occurs to me that it would be bloody to go in
> and actually take the island, and the probable US casualties could be
> unacceptable to the public here; would that be sufficient to hold the govt.
> at bay?
Yup. My guess is, you have most of your answer right there.
Jacob Conrad