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flag CIA-backed Bay of Pigs invasion fails after Castro nationalizes businesses, leading to diplomatic setback.

flag Sixty-five years after the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, the CIA-backed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro in 1961 remains a stark example of intelligence failure rooted in arrogance and flawed assumptions. flag Following Castro's 1959 revolution that ousted the U.S.-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista, relations deteriorated as Castro nationalized American-owned businesses. flag The U.S. responded with an embargo and covert actions, including sabotage that pushed Cuba toward the Soviet Union. flag Despite warnings, the CIA planned a 1961 invasion expecting a popular uprising, but it collapsed quickly, resulting in heavy casualties and a major diplomatic setback.

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