The Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba was lost because freedom-loving Cubans were sent into battle with the promise of air support, which our country decided at the last minute not to provide. The result was catastrophic. As a result, decades later we are still trying to pick up the pieces in dealing with Cuba (which we lost as a result of military incompetence). United States air power is the single most important element in our international policy. We just lost another country (Afghanistan) because of withholding such power. Last week I listened to an extremely important interview with Four-Star General ...