S. Presidents"). Every president is faced with a major problem at some point in their presidency, whether it is World War I or the rise and growing of Communism, that problem is that president's job to overcome those obstacles and move forward. For example, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was president during the toughest times in the United States' history, World War II, but President Roosevelt was still an outstanding president and went down in history as one of the best presidents that this great country has ever had. So making the excuse of Communism on the rise is no excuse for President John F. Kennedy's poor performance in foreign policy.
He wasted no time to get involved in the foreign affairs, which may have been his first problem. Two months after entering office, John F. Kennedy made a decision that would haunt his presidency forever ("Miller Center."). This crisis was John F. Kennedy's most renowned success, but also, Kennedy's greatest failures as president of the United States ("Kennedy's Global Challenges"). As an inexperienced and new president it probably was not the smartest decision to get involved with the toughest country, Cuba, and their renowned leader, Fidel Castro. John F. Kennedy's plan was to send "CIA-trained anti-Castro refugees" to invade Cuba in order to over through Fidel Castro and end communism in the entire western hemisphere ("American Experience."). On April 17, 1961 the Cuban refugees landed in Cuba and the plan went into effect. The only problem was that Fidel Castro was ready for the invasion and the entire mission severely back fired on the United States. Three days later, the CIA received a troubling phone call from the Cuban dictator, Fidel Castro saying, "I have nothing left to fight with. Am taking to the woods. I can't wait for you ("American Experience.")." Out of the 1,500 Cuban refugees sent in to overthrow Fidel Castro, 114 were killed while 1,198 of them were captured by Fidel Castro's forces ("American Experience.
