Kennedy had a lot of enemies who were from large organizations. The Cubans, pissed about the Bay of Pigs. The CIA who was pissed about the Bay of Pigs. Cuban sympathizers who were pissed about the Bay of Pigs. I don't think the Russians much cared much about Kennedy one way or the other. Generally, as we're seeing now, a divisive figure in the Oval is good for Russia because it weakens their primary global competitor.
When one considers Oswald, this pathetic loser, one should be struck by just how many failures he's had in his life. Based on that alone, I can see where he would do something like this, only wishing for a place of infamy in history; put another way....killing Kennedy for the sake of killing the President. Had the president been Richard Nixon...he would have killed him. Had the President been LBJ...he would have killed LBJ. Had it been Cabot Lodge, Rockefeller, or Captain Kangaroo...they would have been shot that day in Dallas by Oswald.
Anyway, I can see the argument for killing the President just for the notoriety that comes with killing the President.
Until you look closely at the actions after the killing:
- Leaves the TSBD and catches the bus at 12:33.
- Gets off the bus and into and out of a cab between 12:40 and 12:45
- Gets his gun and then kills Tippit at 1:15
- Enters the Texas Theater at about 1:40
- Is arrested at 1:50
I agree with you, you would think that he would have some plan other than all that. This is why I think there was a promise made to assist Oswald; one that he was foolish enough to believe, one that was never going to materialize. Because if you're the CIA, the Cubans, or a Cuban sympathizer or just some other group of mixed nuts that wanted to take the US down a peg...you have all "upside" and no downside. You have this clod in Oswald who is a loose cannon, I can see an opportunist who may have described himself as "Mr. Smith" to Oswald and pledged egress support, a second shooter, or whatever. Oswald does his part, "Mr. Smith" doesn't do another thing; disappearing into the ether...doesn't tell his bosses or anyone else.
- Oswald either kills Kennedy in the assassination
- Oswald doesn't kill Kennedy in the assassination attempt
- Oswald chickens out
We know what happened. He killed Kennedy. Any of the 3 scenarios does not expose the off-stage actor to any liability at all. Again, all "upside", no downside. When he is questioned, he eventually gives up "Mr. Smith" who is, of course, not Mr. Smith or anything close to it. The police have nowhere to go except Oswald. It's a classic scam of getting your mark to do something and you risk nothing. This is why I feel that he ended up in the theater. It would be a perfect place for a clandestine meeting.
That is my theory anyway. Everyone has their own; the Warren Commission is just the Commission's theory and has the seal of the Government on it. I agree with much of what it says. I feel that the actions after the assassination are too convoluted to be passed off as "big deal"