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==Dates==
==Dates==
Somebody wrote 14 days, starting at October 14th, it was actually October 15th. Plus, that makes Thirteen Days, which is the title of Robert Kennedy's book, as well as the Feature Film on the Crisis. Just something I noticed.
Somebody wrote 14 days, starting at October 14th, it was actually October 15th. Plus, that makes Thirteen Days, which is the title of Robert Kennedy's book, as well as the Feature Film on the Crisis. Just something I noticed.
[[User:Mskreuz|Mskreuz]] 19:25, 30 May 2007 (EDT)
[[User:Mskreuz|Mskreuz]] 19:25, 30 May 2007 (EDT)
: Since [[User_talk:RobS]] is the only other contributor to this article [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Cuban_Missile_Crisis&action=history], I would suggest you contact Rob on his talk page with your suggestion. [[User:Crocoite|Crocoite]] <sup>[[User_talk:Crocoite|Talk]]</sup> 21:16, 2 June 2007 (EDT)
: Since [[User_talk:RobS]] is the only other contributor to this article [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Cuban_Missile_Crisis&action=history], I would suggest you contact Rob on his talk page with your suggestion. [[User:Crocoite|Crocoite]] <sup>[[User_talk:Crocoite|Talk]]</sup> 21:16, 2 June 2007 (EDT)
::Okay I'm removing the following text from the article:
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'''Expanse of The Crisis'''
The United States discovered that the [[Soviet Union]] was installing offensive missiles capable of nuclear warheads at air bases in Cuba. The potentially nuclear missiles would soon be able to launch and strike the U.S. within minutes of launch. Washington D.C. was well within their range. President Kennedy demanded that the Soviets remove the missiles. To ensure this would happen, and to insure no further development of the missile base, he sent the U.S. navy to blockade the island. Secret negotiations ensued. The Russians demanded that U.S. nuclear missiles in Turkey be removed for the removal of missiles in Cuba, but this was rejected. Eventually, [[Nikita Khrushchev]], the Soviet premier at the time, backed down to avoid a possible war with the United States and to maintain a relationship with Cuba.
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Here's my justification. Overall, these are a lot of basic statements, which contain information that should be written about, but in a more in depth way. Also, a lot of these statements aren't completely accurate. For example the USSR did not "Demand" the missiles in Turkey to be removed, and we did not "Refuse". It was a much more delicate situation, resulting in a non ''Quid Pro Quo'' agreement. The Quarantine (Or basically blockade) wasn't to prevent the missiles from becoming active, it was to prevent further missiles from being delivered, and really just a show of force to say "We Mean Business". Also, keeping the relationship with Cuba was not on the USSR's agenda. Cuba was rather ticked off at the USSR because of that, and in Fidel Castro's words "We Were Irate!".
That's my justification for this edit, just so everybody knows. [[User:Mskreuz|Mskreuz]] 12:40, 6 June 2007 (EDT)