The Bay of Pigs project began when President Eisenhower approved an initial budget of $4,400,000; political action, $950,000; propaganda, $1,700,000; paramilitary, $1,500,000; intelligence collection, $250,000. (“BAY OF PIGS: THE PLAN”) The invasion, a year later, would cost more than $46 million. ("BAY OF PIGS: THE PLAN") The Bay of Pigs Affair was an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba on April 17, 1961, at Playa Girón (Bay of Pigs) by approximately two thousand Cubans who went into exile after the Cuban Revolution. 1959. ("BAY OF PIGS: THE PLAN") Encouraged by the CIA operatives who trained them, the invaders believed that they would benefit from U.S. air and naval support and that the invasion would provoke an uprising and overthrow of the Cuban people. (“BAY OF PIGS: THE PLAN”) The landing began shortly before midnight on Sunday, April 16, after a team of frogmen landed and set up landing lights to guide the operation. ("THE CUBAN MISSLE CRISIS") The failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion was due to a lack of planned strategy, poor communication, and poor planning management. The lack of strategic planning was one of the key factors in the failure of the Bay of Pigs. Pig invasion. When the United States launched this attempt, it began with armed Cubans, initially exiled by their own country, Cuba. ("THE CUBA MISSLE CRISIS") All of this was led by a man named Fidel Castro and took place in 1961. ("THE CUBA MISSLE CRISIS") Because of Fidel's actions, the movement caused numerous anti-Cuban-American actions. ("THE BAY OF PIGS INVASION BEGINS") While President Eisenhower was in office when this event began, it was actually President Nixon who blindly pushed this plan forward. ("THE BAY OF PIGS INVASION BEGINS") While Nixon had more... middle of paper... until death. ("BAY OF PIGS: THE PLAN") The failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion was due to a lack of planned strategy, poor communication, and poor planning management. Between these three components, the invasion was doomed to an abrupt halt, if not imminent failure. Even with contingency plans put in place by the presidential administration, their intentions seemed to backfire when Castro's intelligence forces knew well in advance of the near-attack that President Kennedy had unleashed. US Department of State. October 31, 2013. Web. March 5, 2014. ‹ https://history.state.gov›."THE BAY OF PIGS INVASION BEGINS."The History Network. April 13, 2010. Web. March 5, 2014. ‹ http://www.history.com›."THE CUBAN MISSLE CRISIS."The History Network. December 29, 2013. Web. March 5, 2014. ‹ https://history.state.gov›.