The romantic notion that Kennedy was about to change those policies has beguiled liberals for years - altho' the notion grew up only long after Kennedy was dead.
For the final flowering of the fantasy, see the (very) recent book by theologian James Douglass, JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters (Orbis, 2008).
On Nov 29, 2011, at 2:29 PM, c b wrote:
> Carl G. Estabrook
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> It's a peculiar coup that produces no change in government policy.
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> ^^^^
> CB: It did produce a change in government policy precisely on point.
> In 1965 LBJ had US troops invade The Dominican Republic; JFK had not
> invaded Cuba. And , as is well known, LBJ escalated the
> anti-Communist war on Viet Nam. He didn't negotiate any anti-nuke
> treaties with the Soviets either. Johnson got the message loud and
> clear, and changed the policy rightward. I've said all that several
> times when this thread came up in the past.
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