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As Roosevelt had known it would, the Middle East became a major preoccupation of post-war foreign policy, with Palestine the issue which eclipsed all others. Once the Cold War started, it was certain that the region would feature prominently in what most Americans saw as a global competition for influence and security. As British power declined, the United States was forced to assume the leadership of Western interests. Although Britain’s decision to refer Palestine to the United Nations in 1947 signalled the weakness of her position, the Americans needed time to adjust to what became a prolonged period of withdrawal. The year 1956 proved decisive, when an irate Eisenhower forced the end of the Suez adventure, ending any lingering pretension to imperial greatness.
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Fraser, T.G. (1989). Conclusion. In: The USA and the Middle East Since World War 2. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08065-6_9
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