Well....Ike wasn’t consistent but then he wasn’t dumb enough to get us ensnared in a land war to “build democracy” in the Middle East, was he?
The Arabs have made sure that decision resulted in almost constant war since that time.
One that is working very well, no less.
Ah! We are a fickle blame-America isolationist, now aren't we?
After all (as I would point out if I were a blame-America isolationist) it was Eisenhower who, shortly after entering office, reversed Truman's adamant refusal to agree to a British sponsored coup against the Iranian government of Mohammed Mosaddeq.
Since the current global Jihad identifying America (the "Great Satan") as a principal target originated with the Iranian Revolution (by which even Shia hating Sunni militants openly admit they were inspired) which revolution was itself a reaction to the Western, modernist governance of the Shah following Mosaddeq's removal, I would, if I were a blame-America isolationist, blame Eisenhower rather than absolve him.