When Giap asked us for assistance in 1940's we told him to talk to the french. If Americans of the type that flew with the Tigers went along on the long march. If we had not invaded Russia in about 1920's etc and recognised a fledgeling democracy. Castro could have been contained by recognition and mass aid, it would have corrupted them and we could have condo's in havana. It appears that financial interests of people standing on the neck of the 3rd world have dictated some of our most disasterous foreign policies. The Mullah policy of the Brits to combat socialism is another freaking disaster. Now they have capt hook directing terrorist trafic from inside England.
thanx,
bill