Unlike Reagan who made “trust but verify” his watchword, panic stricken JFK was so desperate he took the Soviet’s unverified word their MRBMs would at some point be removed from Cuba. He did not demand on site verification of their removal.

“So what's the problem?”

Two problems with yellow belly JFK:

>> He cravenly abandoned the Monroe Doctrine.

>> He gave permanent basing rights for the USSR to establish a powerful espionage/intelligence collection center 90 miles offshore.

Khrushchev did not blink; Kennedy did. 

The big lie was endlessly repeated and, as one can see on this string there are those who still believe it.