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The Americans are very angry now, in their opinion, this is the Soviet Union's own self-inflicted trouble, it is absolutely unbearable, and the Russians must be given a little color to see, otherwise it is really a great America is dough that can be kneaded casually. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
So how are the Americans going to "teach" the USSR?
Within the United States, the Republican Party's opinion is to fight back hard, stretching out its fist and beating the Soviet Union to let the Russians know who is the world boss. Republican congressmen are constantly calling for the punishment of Soviet devils who disturb the order in Cuba in the media and angrily criticize the people. The main party is useless.
Of course, this kind of thing is to listen to it, because the current political situation in the United States is a bit special, and the Republican Party has the upper hand in the Senate and House of Representatives, but Dewey lost again in the new presidential election, so that the presidential throne still belongs to the people. The main party.
Speaking of Thomas. Dewey is also a tragedy, everyone can understand that Roosevelt couldn't do it in 1944, but it was a big surprise that Roosevelt's younger brother Truman couldn't do it in 1948. Anyway, the Republican Party almost didn't get angry.
This kind of situation is quite painful for the Republican Party, because they have not touched the presidency for more than a decade, and if it continues like this, voters will forget about the Republican Party. The only good thing for the Republicans is that they have a majority in the Senate and can create problems for Truman's administration.
And the best way to cause trouble for Truman is to seize every opportunity to attack him, and this time in the Cuban incident, although Truman's response cannot be said to be excellent, it can still be rated as passing. But who made Battista not good enough to be a pig teammate? The Republicans didn't care if it was Battista or Truman who made the mistake, they only knew that the pot was on Truman's head.
To put it bluntly, it doesn't necessarily mean that the Republican Party attaches great importance to Cuba, they just want to take every opportunity to blackmail Truman and the people. The main party is only. As for Cuba and Castro, they don't really care very much.
Let's put it this way, the opposition Republican Party has such an attitude towards Cuba. The main party is not much stronger. After all, Cuba is too small, and its geographical location is important and important, but it is not important at all if it is not important.
As for the Soviet Union, this is pure political correctness. If you don't attack the Soviet Union twice, how can you reflect the American people. The status of the main lighthouse, anyway, is scolding, do you think you really want to fight the third world war!
The Americans scolded happily, and the president and the Republican congressmen in the Senate scolded each other in the air, and they had a great time. But they never thought that the USSR would not like it.
So what did the Soviet side think? At the beginning of the government. The ruling situation was not particularly concerned about the Cuban revolution, because there was really no way to look favorably on Castro and his friends. Just a few people and a few guns, what can they do?
It's just a matter of letting the government. The bureau was stunned that just a few people overthrew a regime with a few guns, and the bureau committee members didn't know whether to say that Castro was too strong or that Batista was too good.
Fortunately, this is only a minor problem, which is simply insignificant compared to the surprise that Castro brings. Politics. The ruling situation rejoiced at the victory of the Cuban revolution and believed that Cuba would become the Soviet Union of the Americas, that the Cuban revolution would set off a chain reaction, that Venezuela, Colombia, and even Brazil and Argentina would embark on the road of revolution, and that the situation in the entire Americas would change!
It seems that the new climax of the world revolution is in Latin America, so what are you waiting for, hurry up and do it, maybe you can open a base in the Americas!
Probably the most hurt in this wave was Sverdlov, who felt that he was so unlucky, if he had known that the revolution in the Americas was so simple, then why should he put such a big bargaining chip in Yugoslavia and Vietnam. He even felt that if Castro had won in Cuba earlier, say a year earlier, he would have been forced to retire and maybe fight someone.
The only one who was not very impressed with the victory of the Cuban revolution was Li Xiaofeng, who was the only one who knew that the victory of the Cuban revolution was only a momentary spark. Cuba's significance to the world revolution is really like that, and it should not be overestimated.
Looking at history, after the victory of the Cuban revolution, there was a revolutionary upsurge in Latin America, but this upsurge did not destroy the US domination of the Americas.
Of course, some comrades may say that Cuba still has a certain geographical and military value, for example, the Soviet Union can deploy intermediate-range ballistic missiles in Cuba in a-for-tat manner. Historically, the Soviet Union did this, but it caused a strong backlash from the United States, almost leading to the outbreak of World War III, and the final result was a gray retreat of the Soviet Union.
Li Xiaofeng felt that in this time and space, if the Soviet Union were to deploy intermediate-range ballistic missiles in Cuba, it would probably not be much stronger than in history. The Caribbean Sea is the backyard of the United States, and if the Soviet Union were to set fire here, the United States would inevitably react violently, and it is entirely possible that the United States would once again mobilize its navy to blockade Cuba. How will the USSR react then? -for-tat?
I am afraid that it will not be so easy, because to be honest, the Soviet Red Navy is still much weaker than the US Navy, whether it is aircraft carriers, carrier-based aircraft, or other large and medium-sized ships, the Soviet Union is a cut behind, and according to the strategic plan of the Red Navy, the Red Navy may not initially have the ability to wrestle with the US Navy until the mid-50s.
By the way, there is also the factor of thousands of miles, the Americans are fighting at home, and the Soviet Union is a labor expedition. The last time the Russian teacher was a fiasco, this time facing the United States, which is much stronger than Japan, the result may be even more unsatisfactory.
What's more, the Soviet Union does not need to deploy intermediate-range ballistic missiles in Cuba to threaten the U.S. mainland now, and with the entry into service of the R-7 intercontinental missile, the Soviet Union initially has the ability to carry out a nuclear strike on the U.S. mainland, and does not need to threaten the U.S. mainland by deploying intermediate-range missiles in Cuba. Cuba is also of little value in this regard.
Therefore, on the whole, Li Xiaofeng feels that the strategic significance of Cuba is exaggerated, especially now that the most important thing for the Soviet Union is to work diligently on internal strength rather than busy expanding its sphere of influence. From that point of view, it would be unwise to engage in a direct confrontation with the United States in Cuba. It is possible to support the Cuban Revolution, but not to go too far.
Politics. After listening to Li Xiaofeng's opinions, he was also a little undecided, because there was still some truth in the reasons listed by Li Xiaofeng. Especially the last one, which is deeply political. Affirmation of governance. Because now there are more and more politicians. The members of the governing bureau have come to their senses from the glory of the aftermath of World War II. They realized that the victory of the Soviet Union in World War II did not completely match the national strength of the Soviet Union, and if they thought that they were already the first in the world, they would probably be fighting for it.
In particular, after the authorities and committees learned about the strength of the United States, more bureaus and commissions believed that it was more appropriate to adopt a prudent foreign policy. Digest the fruits of the last victory first, and then go to wrestle with the United States.
Naturally, when Li Xiaofeng brings up relevant issues, they will be more cautious on the Cuban issue. Of course, prudence does not mean that the Soviet Union is ready to let Castro resign himself to fate, but that it believes that it must control the degree of support for Castro. Helping the Cuban people get rid of the enslavement of US imperialism is priceless, but helping the Cuban people to get rid of enslavement does not mean that the Soviet Union will enter Cuba militarily and on a large scale.
After some discussion, the political . The administration decided to continue to assist Castro, but to avoid a direct confrontation with the United States. In this regard, Castro was a little disappointed, because since returning to Cuba, he has had a very good life, and he really feels that Batista and the US imperialists are both chickens and dogs, and they are not his enemies at all, and in his opinion, the victory of the Cuban revolution is only a matter of time. At this time, he began to think about how to export the revolution.
In Castro's view, it was entirely possible to use the Cuban revolution to set off a great revolutionary upsurge in Latin America. So why did Castro want to set off this upsurge of Latin American revolution? The first is that he also accepted the influence of the theory of the Soviet world revolution, and the second is that he was motivated to do so by a deep sense of crisis.
A small country like Cuba lives next to the world's top rogue United States, and Castro's ideology is completely inconsistent with that of the United States, and the fundamental interests of the two sides are also contradictory.
No matter who you are, you will be worried that you will be subverted by the United States as soon as you wake up. And what's the best way to avoid this? Of course, not to be neighbors with the Americans, the problem is that Cuba cannot move. And the lesson Castro learned from the Soviet Union was the world revolution, if the countries around Cuba all carried out revolutions like Cuba and embarked on the road of socialism. Then the strength of this faction is naturally much greater, and if the Americans bully the big guys, they can huddle together to keep warm. Even to put it mildly, when the number of enemies in the surrounding United States increases, Cuba will certainly not be the number one target that the United States will attack, and won't it be much safer in this way?
With a real sense of crisis, Castro had to export the revolution, at least when the Soviet Union said that it would never engage in a frontal armed conflict with the United States, and Castro had no choice but to take risks for his own safety.
Of course, none of this has happened yet, because Castro must first achieve the victory of the Cuban Revolution, and only after he has completed this most basic task can he touch the ass of the American tiger.
However, this is not difficult, because the Batista regime is becoming more and more powerless, and with the success of Castro, the whole country is unanimously opposed to this poisonous man, especially when Castro led the guerrillas to the gates of Wahana, and Batista's regime collapsed.
The poisoner fled from Vahana in a panic with his family and finesse, and almost as soon as he took off, Castro walked into Vahana as a victor. Who would have thought that just a few years ago, Castro was the wretched creature who had no home to go back, and now it was all turned upside down, and Battista became the lost dog.
Batista fled to the United States in a panic, speaking of which, there are many former heads of government who have fled to the United States in a panic over the years, such as President Chiang. After the launch of the Zhoushan Islands Campaign, President Chiang ran away with his family and property in the name of visiting the United States for help, and he has been living in New York for the past two years, waiting for his last chance.
What chances, you ask? Of course, it is waiting for the outbreak of the Third World War, which is the last hope for President Jiang to return to the country. But we reckon he'll have to wait, because that day will never come.
Continuing to talk about Batista, after this mess fled to the United States, he naturally formed a government-in-exile at the request of his godfather, and the Americans did not give up Cuba, since Battista could not do it, they were ready to go out in person.
Republican congressmen have once again lashed out at Truman's Cuba policy, scolding him with blood. Under tremendous political pressure, Truman could only consider the possibility of retaking Cuba by force.
And to discuss such a possibility, the attitude of the USSR must be taken into account first and foremost. In Truman's view, Castro was just the younger brother of the Soviet Union, and he could not have succeeded without the support of the Soviet Union, and in order to deal with Castro and Cuba, he had to scare and scare the Soviet Union first.
Under Truman's authorization, the United States, together with the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, and other NATO allies, simultaneously carried out large-scale land, sea, and air military exercises codenamed "Rights and Freedoms" in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.
On the French, Dutch, and Belgian sides, the Allies gathered huge ground and air forces and pressed down on Germany. And in the Mediterranean, the combined Anglo-American-Italian fleet also suddenly appeared in the Aegean Sea. To the north, in the Atlantic, several task forces approached the ports of Norway and Murmansk.
This is actually a small matter, because during the exercise, the United States suddenly launched three medium-range ballistic missiles, and the medium-range missiles carrying nuclear warheads accurately hit the intended targets at the range. It was the largest nuclear explosion since 1945.
For a while, the whole world was nervous, for fear that one accidentally would cause a misfire, and if the Soviet Union also engaged in a-for-tat fight, the result was really hard to say!
In the face of NATO threats and provocations, the Soviet government. An emergency meeting was held, and immediately Konev, chairman of the CIS Joint Military Council, declared a state of emergency for the CIS security forces. After some time, the Soviet Red Army, originally stationed in Poland, began to march towards the German border, and the initial estimate was that more than 5,000 tanks were used...... (To be continued.) )