CSPAN3 Secretaryof July 3, 2024
Onslaught from the soviet union, and thereby disrupt every aspect of what was going on in the middle east, as well as disrupt the balance of power in the war. The last thing eisenhower wanted was world war iii or anything that might instigate world war iii. That is why he took such strong action. And when because of the way he responded to it, playing hardball, getting the u. N. To impose sanctions, denying the three countries request for substitute oil, and denying the request to provide dollars to stabilize the british pound, soon, there was a ceasefire. The Senate Foreign Relations Committe...