Do the CTers here believe there was a conspiracy to murder President Kennedy, but this conspiracy never had any control of subsequent events. President Johnson may or may not get re-elected. President Johnson may or may not decide to escalate in Vietnam after his re-election in 1964. Or do they think that they did have control over these issues and that is why the President was murdered.
Or alternatively, the conspirators got control on whether to reign in the Federal Reserve.
Basically, I?m looking to see if CTers believe the conspirators had control of some aspect of the U. S. Government Policy, like whether to get involved in certain wars or not.
Vote for what you think is most probable, not necessarily for what you know absolutely to be true.
Ask yourself,
Who had the most to gain from JFK?s murder?
- The Mafia: Attorney General Robert Kennedy declared war on organized crime. Removing JFK would?ve ensured that a more favorable AG took over.
- The anti-Castro Hawks: They were xxxxxx at JFK because of the BOP and Cuban Missile crisis. If they had succeeded at linking Oswald to Castro (attempts were made to do exactly that), they would?ve almost ensured that they?d get the US to go to war against Cuba.
- Fidel Castro: He knew the CIA under Kennedy was trying to kill him. Having Kennedy killed would?ve sent a strong message but also could?ve potentially lead to an unwinnable war if it was found that Cuba conspired against Kennedy.
- The Far Right in the US South: The Civil Rights movement was gaining momentum by the time JFK?s administration started drafting the Civil Rights Act. I don?t think anyone could?ve predicted that Lyndon Johnson would be make a strong push to pass the Civil Rights Act. The conventional wisdom was probably that Johnson, a White southerner, wouldn?t go big on Civil Rights.