13 Days in October—What the Cuban missile crisis and the Iran-Venezuela alliance have in common
In a must-read historical flashback, Warren Kozak recounts the history of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a 13 day period in October, 1962 that brought us closer to nuclear war than at any other period in history.
Because their intercontinental missiles were unreliable, the Soviet Union crafted a clandestine plan to place more reliable medium range missiles in Cuba …
Today, Iran and Hugo Chavez’s Venezuelan government have become good and close friends. Our current President, in the nave hope that mea culpas and soft words will convince thugs to change their approach, has worked hard not to antagonize both dictatorial regimes. It’s quite likely that both regimes view President Obama’s approach not as enlightened, but as weak.
Is it possible that Iran might consider the clandestine placement of medium range missiles in Venezuela, well within the range of the continental United States?