Dwight D. Eisenhower Quotes
It is always convenient for a self-consciously nationalistic government to cry out against “outside interference” when anything goes wrong.
The President was reacting to the accusation made by Indonesian President Sukarno that the United States was sponsoring and supporting a civil war against his administration {591336}. The Secretary of State had testified before Congress that there was no U. S. involvement in Indonesia. However the CIA was financing the revolution and supplying war planes and pilots to the insurgents. See {591337}.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969, 34th President of the United States (Republican, KS), Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, Statement, 1958
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The CIA was supplying planes and pilots to assist anti-Government rebels in their efforts to overthrow Sukarno. Meanwhile, the Secretary of State and other American officials were insisting that America had no involvement in the Indonesian civil war. See {591337}.
Dulles lied to Congress. The CIA at the time was supplying planes and American pilots in support of an anti-Sukarno Government faction that was in armed revolt. It is not clear whether or not Dulles knew the truth when he had so testified.
See Carl Schurz {33636} for an 1872 version and G. K Chesterton for perspective {597471}.
Russia was the only source of arms for the beleaguered Republicans. Stalin used that position to dictate policies to the Spanish Republicans and sent his ambassador to relay his demands to the Spanish Prime Minister. Largos Caballero would not even let him see the Prime Minister. Although this behavior was extremely impractical and hurt the Republican cause, the Prime Minister and just about all the Republicans agreed with the Ministers reaction.
American Presidents after Wilson have not, in general, shared this view. By the latter part of the 20th century judgmentalism was a major component of American foreign policy and reached its zenith with the administration of George W. Bush.
Russia, from the old Soviet Union days, had the only gas pipeline into Lithuania and took advantage of their monopoly by charging the Lithuanians 15 percent more than they charged other European nations where the Russians had some energy competition. The Lithuanians, decided to tie up a very large vessel at an island in their harbor to which Liquid Natural Gas (LGN) could be delivered by ship and converted to gaseous form and piped onto the mainland to provide competition for the Russians. However, the island was a bird sanctuary that was not supposed to be used for anything that might change the ecological balance of the island. This quotation shows that in some circumstances, environmentalists are willing to compromise to balance the benefits and costs.
L. P. Jacks
- Born: October 14, 1890
- Died: March 28, 1969
- Nationality: American
- Profession: President
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower GCB OM GCS CCLH KC NPk was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he became a five-star general in the Army and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe. He was responsible for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942–43 and the successful invasion of Normandy in 1944–45 from the Western Front.
