What does the bay of pigs mean?

Question

I no it was in Cuba and American CIA but was it a code name?

Answer 1

It was a bay. The Cubans like to roast pigs in it. So, we roasted a few of our own.

Answer 2

the bay of pigs was a region of Cuba where a disastrous attempt to invade Cuba and overthrow Fidel Castro took place. The attempt failed for numerous reasons

Answer 3

Ghostly stories back in the 60s.

Luke 9.60

Playing "Ding dong bell"

Luke 8.10,17

What do you think?

Answer 4

It's a bay on Cuba which the US tried to inavde through.

Answer 5

No. it's actually a geographical location on the island of Cuba.

Answer 6

It means that even a superior military can make complete fools of themselves if they don't plan things out.

Answer 7

Its the place were the American CIA planned a very poor attack on Cuba and they vastly underestimate the military force of Cubans that overwhelmed them . The bay of pigs is the location on Cuba that the American force landed

Answer 8

On April 17, 1961 about 1300 exiles, armed with U.S. weapons, landed at the Bahía de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs) on the southern coast of Cuba. Hoping to find support from the local population, they intended to cross the island to Havana. It was evident from the first hours of fighting, however, that the exiles were likely to lose. President Kennedy had the option of using the U.S. Air Force against the Cubans but decided against it. Consequently, the invasion was stopped by Castro's army. By the time the fighting ended on April 19, 90 exiles had been killed and the rest had been taken as prisoners.

The failure of the invasion seriously embarrassed the young Kennedy administration. Some critics blamed Kennedy for not giving it adequate support and others for allowing it to take place at all. The captured exiles were later ransomed by private groups in the U.S.

Additionally, the invasion made Castro wary of the U.S. He was convinced that the Americans would try to take over the island again. From the Bay of Pigs on, Castro had an increased fear of a U.S. incursion on Cuban soil.

Answer 9

I think that 'Locked & Loaded' has explained the event admirably.

My only addendum would be that the event may have been a contributing factor in the assassination of Kennedy.

With government approval the C.I.A. made several attempts on Castro's life; perhaps, we will never know, he took his revenge in Dallas.