Omitting the 1956 Suez War

Eisenhower Versus Today's Presidents

by Joachim Martillo (ThorsProvoni@aol.com)

 

Yesterday, Jean Edward Smith published a NY Times op-ed entitled OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR; We Should Still Like Ike and made the following observation in the context of advising Barack Obama:

Eisenhower gave the country eight years of prosperity and peace. No other 20th-century president can make that claim.

His presidency reflected the views of the moderate Republicans who once set the party's agenda. Winning the votes of these Republicans — who on many issues differ little from this century's Democratic mainstream — should be the first order of business for Barack Obama's campaign.

Mr. Obama is already reaching out to evangelical Christians, a key bloc of the Reagan coalition. Reaching out more explicitly to the Eisenhower Republicans who never felt part of that coalition would be a logical next step.

Smith specified Eisenhower's achievements in more detail within the body of the column but left out the most noteworthy by today's standards.

Eisenhower opposed the State of Israel when it waged aggressive war against Egypt in 1956.

 

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