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To: bentway who wrote (160774)	4/21/2005 1:07:12 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

The Soviet Union never needed the oil. WE drove the Arabs into the Soviet orbit by our support of Israel When Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal in 1956, and Britain, France and Israel went to war over it, what was Eisenhower's position?

To: bentway who wrote (160774)	4/21/2005 1:14:03 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 281500

The Soviet Union never needed the oil. WE drove the Arabs into the Soviet orbit by our support of Israel During the Cold War, every smaller power tried to play both sides for favor when it could, and both superpowers tried to extend their sway over regions of great geopolitical importance, which the Levant certainly is. The Soviet Union needed influence and warm water ports, and oil for itself and all its Warsaw Pact allies. Nasser & Syria liked the deal on the USSR side better. But Iran and SA stayed on the American side.