-Dwight D. Eisenhower brought a "New Look" to U.S. national security policy in 1953.

-The main elements of the New Look were:

*maintaining the life of the U.S. economy while still building strength to endure the Cold War

*relying on nuclear weapons to deter Communist aggression or, if necessary, to fight a war

*using the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to carry out secret or covert actions against governments or leaders "directly or indirectly responsive to Soviet control"

*strengthening allies and winning the friendship of nonaligned governments.

-Eisenhower's defense policies, which aimed at providing "more bang for the buck," cut spending on conventional forces while increasing the budget for the Air Force and for nuclear weapons.

-Even though national security spending remained high—it never fell below 50 percent of the budget during Eisenhower's presidency—Eisenhower did balance three of the eight federal budgets while he was in the White House.(Richardson 1)

-The “Eisenhower Doctrine” received its first call to action in the summer of 1958, when civil strife in Lebanon led that nation’s president to request U.S. assistance. Nearly 15,000 U.S. troops were sent to help quell the disturbances. With the Eisenhower Doctrine and the first action taken in its name, the United States demonstrated its interest in Middle East developments.

Where has the U.S. Made

the correct decisions?