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The consequences of Kennedy’s promise were numerous. Castro persecuted the Cuban people, was a key player in the drug trade<ref>For detailed information on Cuban involvement in the drug trade, see a lecture by Joseph D. Douglass, June 27, 1995, “The War on Drugs: What Caused the Problem and Why We Aren’t Winning”; and Joseph D. Douglass, ''Red Cocaine: The Drugging of America and the West'' (Atlanta: Clarion House, 1990).</ref> and exported Communist revolution and subversion in South America and the Caribbean. By 1965, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Columbia, Panama, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Mexico had been hit by Castro’s hit squads. | The consequences of Kennedy’s promise were numerous. Castro persecuted the Cuban people, was a key player in the drug trade<ref>For detailed information on Cuban involvement in the drug trade, see a lecture by Joseph D. Douglass, June 27, 1995, “The War on Drugs: What Caused the Problem and Why We Aren’t Winning”; and Joseph D. Douglass, ''Red Cocaine: The Drugging of America and the West'' (Atlanta: Clarion House, 1990).</ref> and exported Communist revolution and subversion in South America and the Caribbean. By 1965, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Columbia, Panama, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Mexico had been hit by Castro’s hit squads. | ||
At times, efforts for counterinsurgency were successful and the Communists were forced to reevaluate their strategy for revolutionary warfare. Based on the writings of such authors as Mao, Che Guevara, Carlos Marighella, and others, the Communists developed a strategy for starting, waging, and winning wars of national liberation, which they applied with singular success in Latin America. | At times, efforts for counterinsurgency were successful and the Communists were forced to reevaluate their strategy for revolutionary warfare. Based on the writings of such authors as [[Mao Tse-tung|Mao]], Che Guevara, Carlos Marighella, and others, the Communists developed a strategy for starting, waging, and winning wars of national liberation, which they applied with singular success in Latin America. | ||
The Soviet/Havana blueprint for take-over was highly detailed and intricate in its organization. In the final phase, Soviet and Cuban “advisors” took control of a new government’s operations and military. Internal security was tightened, and opposition disposed of. Then organized terror was coupled with a comprehensive program to direct every aspect of citizens’ lives toward the application of the six principles of retaining power. | The Soviet/Havana blueprint for take-over was highly detailed and intricate in its organization. In the final phase, Soviet and Cuban “advisors” took control of a new government’s operations and military. Internal security was tightened, and opposition disposed of. Then organized terror was coupled with a comprehensive program to direct every aspect of citizens’ lives toward the application of the six principles of retaining power. | ||