Also, the 60s was a completely different time from today. The US and Europe were under the threat of a total war with USSR that could result in mutual annihilation. There were drills for air raids almost every week in US cities. As more and more nations converted to communism, Americans believed it was just a matter of time before the communist invasion of North America. It was under these circumstances, the Bay of Pigs incident occurred. Most Americans supported Kennedy because they believed allowing the Russians to deploy nuclear arsenals a few hundreads off the coast of US was not an option. The history shows Kenney probably did a right thing because the West could not afford to appear weak under the threat by such a formidable enemy.