John F. Kennedy Missile Crisis

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In response to the Cuban Missile Crisis, former president John F. Kennedy issued an order to blockade Soviet ships from traveling to Cuba.

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: May 25, 2007 at 10:35 pm
Author: politicalhack28

Length: 00:03:08
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Video Comments:
saltpepper126 (September 4, 2008 at 11:18 pm)
Kenndey, was a great president, did what was the right during the missle crisis. The USA would have been a bether place, if that man was not killed.
emilymusicfan (August 29, 2008 at 3:14 am)
There is NO reason why this man was assassinated. He was just trying to do good in this world. RIP JFK.
ComedyKid1994 (August 30, 2008 at 4:54 am)
Born in 94 and I still agree with you
pennstaterocks101 (August 19, 2008 at 12:30 pm)
I want to plow his fine fine ass. So smart and dam sexy. That boy could make a speech like nobody's business. Long live the king!
TalesOfWar (July 27, 2008 at 10:17 pm)
The US would have never been able to fight Germany alone, which is how your argument comes accross. It's true the US was a vital part of the war effort, but it was just that, a part. The small bits make the big picture. It's often ignored that the Russians lost around 25million people fighting the Nazi'a back, 75% of the German military was on the Rssian front. If the Russians weren't on our side, then thered have been real way to stop the Nazis advance which could have eventually lead to the US
hooliganism49 (July 28, 2008 at 6:32 am)
First u have ur calculations wrong. About 15 mil germans served in WWII, so the fact that u say that 75% of germans fought in the soviet union is wrong. In fact, 3.2 mil germans fought during the invasion of the soviets. Plus anotehr 1.3 mil from toehr axis powers serve. The US was the most important ally in WWII since the US fought in europe. The Soviets on the other hand only fought to defend there country. Now, the soviets do deserve credit , but without the US Europe would have been lost.
JaymaBear (July 28, 2008 at 7:59 am)
Mmm no I'm sorry your wrong. 3.2 million germans invaded the Soviet Union INITIALLY. After Kursk and Stalingrad, when the Soviets were pushing to Berlin it was then they they were fighting 75% of the German divisions. I do agree though, that without the USA, then the Soviets would have overran all of Europe.... and we would be living in a very different world.
hooliganism49 (July 28, 2008 at 8:30 am)
My bad..i was worng..its was 5.5 million germans who served in that war. Regardless, if u do the math that only accounts for 36% of german forces fighting the soviets and not the exagerated 75%. Germany was also in africa, middle east, and europe. Germany invasion of the svoiets did hamper germany in other campaigns of WW2, but Germany had more troops scattered around in other countries. By the way, I wanna know where u getting ur facts from?
JaymaBear (July 28, 2008 at 9:35 am)
I wrote an essay on the war on the eastern front last semester, the statistics can be found in pretty much any book detailing the great patriotic war. Some of the ones I used:

Ellison, Herbert K. 1964 History of Russia, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc, USA

Action, Edward. 1986, The Present and the Past: Russia, Longman Group Limited

Dukes, Paul, 1998, A History of Russia c. 882-1996 Third Edition, Macmillan Press LTD, London
OzzyFan87 (August 18, 2008 at 3:10 pm)
Hitler would have won the war if he had listen to his generals instead of making all the plans himself.