Lebanon, U.S. Military Involvement in
Lebanon, U.S. Military Involvement in.Leba non, a multi‐ethnic, multi‐religious nation situated between Syria and Israel on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Ocean, became of particular importance to America in 1957 when President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the Eisenhower Doctrine declaring the Middle East vital to U.S. national security interests. Subsequently, fighting and political disputes in the Lebanon Crisis (1958) caused three U.S. military incursions, actions that proved only marginally successful in producing stable solutions favorable to America's Middle Eastern policies.
Following Eisenhower's announcement, the U.S. Sixth Fleet, patrolling the eastern Mediterranean, became a visible symbol of U.S. interest and power in the region. However, such a display of force failed to stymie the onrush of events that challenged American aims. The...
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