The Bay of Pigs Invasion (The Plan that never had a Chance) The U.S. has never been the perfect by any means but we keep trying for perfection nonetheless. One of those stories that shows the US messing up is the incident in Cuba called the Bay of Pigs Invasion. The story is of the failed invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs is one of mismanagement, overconfidence, and lack of security. The …showed first 75 words of 4075 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4075 total…and will leave Cuba.”(Rabe pg.7) The failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion was caused by misinformation and mismanagement, the consequences of that was egg in the face for the Americans and an increase in tension between the superpowers at the height of the cold war. We will only have to wait and see if the Americans have really learned their lesson and will not miss another opportunity to set things right in Cuba.