Why Did the Bay of Pigs Invasion Fail? (Short Animated Documentary)

If you look at the US and Cuba on paper, the US should have easily dominated Cuba. But when John F. Kennedy ordered Cuban Exiles to invade Cuba in the Bay of Pigs Invasion, it was a major failure. But why did it fail? To find out watch this short and simple animated history documentary.

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[magnetospin]

I can never get enough of the prancing character across the field of flowers.

[cdcdrr]

Kennedy: So you can assure me that the moment the exiles land, there will be a popular uprising that does the job for us?
CIA: Yes, they're crying out for freedom from communism. Just a small group of them will be enough.
CIA: [whispers] Did anyone ask the Cubans for their opinion on Castro?
Exile: I'm Cuban, and I hate Castro.
CIA: 100% of Cubans interviewed agreed Castro needs to go, Mr. President.

[CaptainFellowship]

The whole “welcomed as liberators” schtick has never really worked out that well

[mikeappleyard]

I love how you refuse to directly point out the ineptitude of the CIA, yet we can all see it glaringly for ourselves by listening to your description. Brilliant.

[princeps]

Cuban Exiles: So you will assist us right?
The CIA: *perhaps*

[KenWojcik]

Lol I’m just imagining thousands of Cuban rebels landing in Trinidad and Tobago and just being very confused

[travispenner]

When we’re gone two thing will have preserved history:

1. Libraries
2. James Bissonette

[VegasViking]

I like to think this universe of square people waddling around communicating only with picket signs actually exists

[scanida]

“Bay of pigs” Why invade that one? Just invade a shoreline which is called, I dunno “Bay of Victory” or “Bay of Expansion”.

[aaronsakulich]

Between the Corn that shows up every time Kruschev is around, or the "sneaky bois", the little easter eggs are my favorite parts of these videos!

[JarrodFrates]

Correction: Guantanamo Bay is still technically a part of Cuba, leased by the United States in perpetuity as a naval coaling base. The 1934 Cuban-American Treaty of Relations requires that both countries agree to terminate the lease. Cuba has wanted to since Castro took over and the US, of course, refuses. Every year, the US sends a check for $4085 for the lease payment and every year Cuba refuses to cash it (except for right after the revolution in 1959 when things were still muddled and Cuba cashed it in error). Fidel Castro reportedly kept all the uncashed checks in his desk drawer. Cuba's position is that since the US doesn't use coal anymore and its ships and planes are all really capable of traversing thousands of miles between refuelings, the base no longer serves a purpose and the US should abandon it. On the other hand, the US position is "No."

[matthewshipley]

USA to Cuban Exiles: "We'll give you all the support you need."

Cuban Exiles after the Bay of Pigs Invasion: "Those bastards lied to me."

[antals]

There's an inaccuracy in this video: Fidel Castro's beard and hair weren't grey yet when Ernesto Guevara was still alive.

[everettlethem]

0:56
“Sneaky bois”
I love this channel

[elmerofairo]

The history of the Cuban exiles after the Bay of Pigs is incredibly interesting, and worth looking at. They had a lot of involvement in shady CIA shit and a lot of them ascended to power and influence in a Cuban-American organized crime enterprise active in the New York area and Miami

[alabamaal]

The Bay of Pigs operation is a classic illustration of "group think." As reported by numerous sources afterwards, by the time the operation was launched few among the organizers privately thought it had much chance of success. But no one had the fortitude to assert that the whole operation should be canceled, especially after so much time, effort, and resources had already been expended. So in the end approximately 1500 men were sent to land at the Bay of Pigs; an event of which the Cuban security apparatus had full knowledge beforehand. The invasion was crushed by Cuban forces within three days; the invaders lost 118 men killed in direct combat, 360 wounded, and almost the entire remainder of the invasion force was captured. In the following months, hundreds of those captured were executed.

[AaA-ryzs]

JFK: *Refuses to give the exiles air support*
Also JFK when the invasion fails: *Surprised Pikachu Face*

[ashtonkhan]

When i heard Trinidad(🇹🇹) i thought, "Woah we almost got invaded", i was soon corrected 😂😂😁

[OleOlson]

It's 2021 and the torture facility at Guantanamo Bay is still in operation.

[tacoman]

"If surviving assassination attempts were an olympic event, I would get a gold medal." Fidel Castro