Bay of Pigs I m curious why you removed the following paragraph from the Bay of Pigs Invasion article The reaction of some of the American combat pilots when Kennedy canceled the planned air attack can be seen in this quote from the book Nicaragua Betrayed by the former President of Nicaragua Anastasio Somoza Debayle In the meantime the U S aircraft carriers stood off Cuba and never launched their fighters One fighter squadron VA 34 known as the Blue Blasters did get airborne but was prohibited from engaging the enemy It has been reported that some of those American combat pilots were actually in tears All was in readiness but at the last moment orders came from the White House to cancel fighter support for the invading exiled Cubans Only President Kennedy and his brother Bobby knew why this decision was made It was a U S planned and U S financed operation and in the end it was a U S decision that led to disaster for the invasion force and permitted Castro to remain in power