All true. But Ike was also an idiot who horribly ednangered us. He screwed our allies Britain and France to help the Soviet ally, Egypt. This told the third world to go Soviet. He also supported a lunatic policy, “Atoms for Peace”, where we pushed nuclear power around the world. Nothing like promoting nuclear proliferation for peace.
Ike was also an idiot who horribly ednangered us.
The Ike years were Republican years of peace and prosperity.
Ike told the British and French to pound sand because great powers do not let small allies drag them into wars without being consulted. The British, French and Israel planned a secret attack to retake the Suez Canal. The US was not told, but after the attack, and then these “allies” thought they can force the US to get involve. Ike decision is right, he did not want the allies in Europe who still think they are in charge of the world to use the US as the muscle back up in wars they want. That is how WW1 got started. I agree with you on the atomic for peace insanity. Great powers never share their secrets of power.