Explain how the Bay of Pigs invasion could have been more successful.

There are several ways to approach this question.  One
obvious way would be to simply not have been involved in covert activity in Cuba. Given
the disaster of the Bay of Pigs, perhaps more success could have been present had the
initiative not taken place.  As Che Guevara himself noted, "[Before Bay of Pigs] the
revolution was weak."  After the failed invasion, Guevara remarked that,"Now its [the
revolution] is stronger than ever."  I think that the failed invasion did more to
benefit Cuba than the United States.  Yet, having said this, I think that the covert
nature of the invasion was probably one of the reasons it was unsuccessful.  Attempting
to operate in the shadows contributed to the lack of communication and overall
transparency in goals, purpose, and execution.  Perhaps the endeavor could have been
more efficient had it just been out in the open.  The United States diplomatic wing
would have had to take the position that it sought to remove Castro and would do so by
any means necessary.  Perhaps, multinational action could have helped in this endeavor,
as we are seeing now in Libya with the attempts at removal for Colonel Ghadafi.  In the
same light, simply being more declarative and less covert about the operation might have
helped its success.