Quote Originally Posted by HoreTore View Post
Well, my main point is that the cuban missile crisis was not the cause of US hostility, rather US hostility was the cause of the missile crisis.
Perhaps the causes of that hostility also need an evaluation. Eisenhower wouldn't embargo Cuba just for fun.

The second point, I guess, would be that the US created a Stalin instead of accepting a Tito. The US could have had a far more friendly Cuba than they got, and I do believe a friendly Cuba would be more beneficial to the US than a hostile Cuba.
Hindsight.