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I couldn't remember but was too curious not to look it up, it rang a bell
but I couldn't quite get it.  Egypt nationalized the canal in 1956.  America
did not get involved with a British-French invasion, apparently in no small
part because America was not informed of the attack.  The US disavowed the
approach, NATO had a relatively minor crisis as a result.  Given that the
USSR was looking to exploit this opportunity as they believed the Egyptians
would let them through the canal, it was a fairly contentious moment within
the US as without.

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From: <GAmoore@...>
To: <logic-ot@yahoogroups.com>; <basharar@...>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 10:37 AM
Subject: [L-OT] Suez Incident


> Hey does anyone remember what the Suez Incident was? I think it was in
> 1956 and the US took the side of the Arabs against England and France.
> This came up on another list, and no one can remember exactly what
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> Billy Joel makes reference to it in his song "We Didn't Start the Fire"
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