Dwight D. Eisenhower: Difference between revisions

Eisenhower's foreign policy was marked by "the brave new world of [[CIA]]-led coups and assassinations. It was Eisenhower whose CIA deposed the leaders of [[1953 Iranian coup d'état|Iran]], [[1954 Guatemalan coup d'état|Guatemala]], and possibly the [[Congo Crisis|Belgian Congo]]. The Eisenhower administration also planned the [[Bay of Pigs]] invasion to overthrow [[Fidel Castro]] in [[Cuba]], which [[John F. Kennedy]] was left to carry out."<ref>Greenberg, David (2011-01-14) [http://www.slate.com/id/2281124/pagenum/all Beware the Military-Industrial Complex], ''[[Slate.com]]''</ref> However, he held out an olive branch to the Soviet Union after [[Joseph Stalin]]'s death.<ref>Susan Eisenhower, "50 years later, we're still ignoring Ike's warning", ''The Washington Post'', January 16, 2011, p. B3.</ref>