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DTIC ADA440832: The Eisenhower Model of Shared War Powers
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On the morning of July 15, 1958, President Dwight D.
Eisenhower announced to the United Nations, the United
States Congress, and the American people that U.S.
Marines of the Sixth Fleet were landing on the beaches of
Lebanon. According to the President, the landings were
not an act of war, but a response to an appeal from the
Lebanese government for assistance in maintaining its
sovereignty and integrity. In deciding to employ American
forces under these circumstances, the President was not
worried about his constitutional authority to act because
he had sought and obtained congressional endorsement
through the Middle East Resolution of 1957. Popularly
known as the Eisenhower Doctrine, the Middle East
Resolution granted the President authority to commit
economic and military aid to Middle Eastern countries
threatened by communist aggression. By seeking this
legislation, President Eisenhower successfully negotiated
what Senator Richard B. Russell called the constitutional
shadowland between the President's authority to use armed
forces and the necessity for a declaration of war. ,,
Rather than evaluating the ultimate success or failure of
the 1958 Lebanese intervention, this paper will analyze
President Eisenhower's deliberate use of a model of
executive and legislative cooperation to resolve the
constitutional war powers tension and strengthen his
capability as commander-in-chief. The Eisenhower model
consists of strategic threat assessment, a cooperative
bipartisan leadership style, and prior congressional
endorsement to meet predicted threats. The analysis will
briefly describe the traditional constitutional war
powers tension between the executive and legislative
branches, show how President Eisenhower 5 model of shared
war powers enabled a rapid American response to a crisis
in lebanon, and conclude with an assessment of the
model's utility as a modern presidential tool.
Date Published: 2018-05-28 20:35:22
Identifier: DTIC_ADA440832
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