What if Eisenhower decided to support the UK, France, and Israel during the Suez crisis in 1956? How might this affect the Middle East, the Cold War, and the politics of Britain, France, Egypt, the US, Israel, etc.?
1956: US backs UK, France, Israel in Suez crisis
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Hendryk
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Not necessarily. At the time, the Soviets had their hands full with the uprising in Hungary and the rumblings throughout Eastern Europe; they wouldn't have started WW3 over events that took place outside of their sphere of influence.
Relations between the US and France do not collapse, never to fully recover.
The British do not walk out east of Suez and reduce their military to a shadow of what they previously had.
Nassar is overthrown. The UAR never exists.
The US and UK do not have to deploy forces to Lebanon and Jordan, nor does the US fight a proxy war via Saudi Arabia in Yemen for a few years.
The British do not walk out east of Suez and reduce their military to a shadow of what they previously had.
Nassar is overthrown. The UAR never exists.
The US and UK do not have to deploy forces to Lebanon and Jordan, nor does the US fight a proxy war via Saudi Arabia in Yemen for a few years.
I think Bulganin threatened to "rocket attack" London if the cabal didn't withdraw. Now of course that was sabre-rattling, but pretty bloody frightenening sabre-rattling all the same. At the very least, it would have utterly and completely poisoned Cold-War relations and possibly opened up the distinct chance of a later crisis leading to the Cold War going hot.
Perhaps Franco-Israeli relations remain strong, and France remains Israel's sponsor state?
Hnau, where was this?
The Dean, you are absolutely correct. After Suez the British not only dramatically reduced their military but withdrew from all areas 'East of Suez', making sure the US understood that the Americans alone would choose when and where to fight in that area, and also paying all the price in blood and treasure.
The Dean, you are absolutely correct. After Suez the British not only dramatically reduced their military but withdrew from all areas 'East of Suez', making sure the US understood that the Americans alone would choose when and where to fight in that area, and also paying all the price in blood and treasure.