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Originally Posted by willravel
I expected better of you. I explained this just fine. You're welcome to look up "troops" to verify. The point was that it was the US didn't consult any of our allies and didn't get any of their support. So it actually fits my point quite well.
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I'll drop the fact that you're using "unilaterally" incorrectly since it looks like neither of us will give on this.
Let me spell out the Bay of Pigs for you, will. The US didn't act. Period. We supported an action by Cuban nationals against the Cuban government, so it does not in any way, shape or form fit your arguement. If it did, then we would also include the support of the muhajadeen in Afganistan in the 80's, the Contras, the Italian and Greek governments in the 50's and the Israelis. Fact: not one single American soldier was involved in the invasion. That fits withing your definition of "troops". The "troops" involved were not American; they were Cuban. They did not represent the United States of America. There were no citizens of the US carrying guns invading Cuba. Is that clear enough for you?
There are two things here - "unilateral" (which I'm going to just drop as being pointless) and "action". In order for there to be "action", the US has to actually act. That means troops sporting the stars and stripes on their shoulders on the ground. Without that, there is no action. The Bay of Pigs is the strawman in your argument and in no way fits.