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Jacob Boswall

Jacob Boswall

Jacob Boswall is a writer and freelance journalist based mainly out of Beirut.

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1950s U.S. Foreign Policy Looms Large in Lebanon

1950s U.S. Foreign Policy Looms Large in Lebanon

When a violent coup overthrew the British-backed Hashemite monarchy in Iraq on July 14, 1958, Lebanon’s President Camille Chamoun intensified his pleas for U.S. support against “international communism.” The U.S. was left with an unpalatable decision: prop up an unpopular ruler or undermine the Eisenhower Doctrine.

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