Good point by Cole, that Eisenhower forced Israel out of the Sinai. How pathetic that more recent US presidents could not force Israel out of the West Bank and the Golan Heights. The Iraq War was not fought to open up the Iraqi oil reserves to the world market. The US was the largest buyer of Iraqi crude before the invasion. The idiot Jerry Bremer carried a copy of the US Constitutions around with him, when he was temporary Viceroy of Iraq. How stupid could he be!

Excellent rationale and presentation. It's important to note that Eisenhower's arguments for peace centered on the nascent State of Israel's belligerence and aggression in 1956. Israel's six decade-long disregard for International Law is made crystal clear by it's continuing aggression and terrorist behavior as evidenced by its brutal oppression of the Palestinian people. The Apartheid State of Israel remains the cancer of the MiddleEast and our Nation's irrational support for Israel's persistent lawlessness most certainly was a major factor leading to America's loss of National Integrity with regard to our unnecessary and illegal invasion of Iraq.