You've got the item right enough. NATO had put into place batteries of missiles in NE Turkey, aimed at the USSR, and it was in retaliation for this that Khrushchev put missiles in Cuba. Diplomacy allowed both to back down with saved face, and both sets of missiles were removed. The problem is that today we tend to remember Cuba, but forget that we wronged them first.
Scott McGee wrote: > On Wed, 16 Oct 2002 09:13:06 -0600, "Marc A. Schindler" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > I know what you mean, but technically Khrushchev had nothing to do with > > the > > embargo of Cuba, which was put into place by the U.S. I think you mean > > the > > emplacement of missiles there. But what very few USAmericans realize, and > > what > > you apparently aren't taught is that this was in reprisal for something. > > Trivia > > time, boys and girls: anybody know what the original US action was that > > prompted > > the emplacement of missiles in Cuba? > > I'm not sure if it is what you are reffering to, but there was talk of > trading the removal of US missles in Turkey for the removal of Soviet > missles in Cuba. > > Scott > -- > Buttered bread always lands butter side * Would YOU mistake these as > down (Unless it sticks to the ceiling!) * anyone`s opinions but my own? > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Scott McGee) > Web: http://scott.themcgees.org/ > > -- > http://fastmail.fm - Choose from over 50 domains or use your own > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." --Michelangelo Buonarroti Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author�s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
