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Old May 9, 2004, 08:45 am   #17 (permalink) (top)
castille
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The reason missiles were put on Cuba was because the USSR wanted a quick strike point at the US (the US has missiles in Turkey against the Soviets, so it makes sense).

Unfortunately Kennedy won the bluff and Kruschev went back to pounding his shoe on the table.


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