Which argument is NOT used by critics of President Kennedy's methods of handling the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A) Because President Kennedy's concessions were secret, it looked like brinksmanship had prevailed rather than diplomacy.
B) President Kennedy's use of a threat to end the crisis provided little defense against Soviet aggression.
C) President Kennedy's hardline response to Soviet deployment of missiles in Cuba provoked a crisis where there was none.
D) American overconfidence could lead to other mistakes, such as the eventual involvement in the Vietnam War.
E) Short- and medium-range missiles based in Cuba posed little more of a threat than long-range missiles based in the Soviet Union.
B
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