The Banana Wars

[windeguy]

 

[Sailor51]

And the reason for this reminder is?

 

[windeguy]

And the reason for this reminder is?

Don't even need a reason.

 

[bob saunders]

Excellent, I enjoyed it.

 

[Big]

good post !! Loved the old military uniforms.

 

[NanSanPedro]

Great video! Didn't know a lot of that stuff.

 

[Russell]

Good history video. Often wonder when History will repeat itself.
People have more fun than anyone.

 

[USA DOC]

Those Marines in 1921 in Cuba tried to protect the bananas... but Castro in 1960 had all the bananas sto;en.... and then the whole island......

 

[Sailor51]

Don't even need a reason.

Okay, just asking.

 

[windeguy]

Okay, just asking.

Some people seemed to like the historical perspective.

 

[Sailor51]

Some people seemed to like the historical perspective.

I can see that. What I don't see is keeping those in powere from repeating it.

 

[windeguy]

I can see that. What I don't see is keeping those in powere from repeating it.

Never being a big history buff myself, I keep hearing people say that one must know history in order to not repeat it.

How different things would have been for Hispaniola if the US never left, eh?

 

[Sailor51]

Never being a big history buff myself, I keep hearing people say that one must know history in order to not repeat it.

How different things would have been for Hispaniola if the US never left, eh?

Oh so true. There's an older book out and about if you can find it, caled Cuba Libre. It is factual and not fiction. Explains a whole lot about the 'revolution' and the how and why Castro went for it.
Interesting too that some of those families mentioned are still involved in Florida politics. OOPS, did I say that?

 

[JD Jones]

Oh so true. There's an older book out and about if you can find it, caled Cuba Libre. It is factual and not fiction. Explains a whole lot about the 'revolution' and the how and why Castro went for it.
Interesting too that some of those families mentioned are still involved in Florida politics. OOPS, did I say that?

Which one? There must be a dozen different ones on Amazon. Do you remember the author?

I just finished watching "Cuba and the Cameraman" by Jon Alpert. What a fascinating and sad subject.

 

[Sailor51]

Which one? There must be a dozen different ones on Amazon. Do you remember the author?

I just finished watching "Cuba and the Cameraman" by Jon Alpert. What a fascinating and sad subject.

My bad, guess I do to much research for my stories. Gets confusing. So hunt up Havana Nocturne, by T.J. English. Informative and entertaining at the same time.