- Why was the Bay of Pigs an embarrassment for the United States? (5 points). .
It showed that Havana had surveillance in Washington..
The American invasion plot was a total failure..
Kennedy did not understand cultural differences in Cuba..
Florida could not stop the arrival of thousands of Cubans.. .
The American invasion plot was a total failure..
Kennedy did not understand cultural differences in Cuba..
Florida could not stop the arrival of thousands of Cubans.. .