Re:Is that ship still stuck?
by turing_complete on Friday March 26, 2021 @04:39AM
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Small correction. Egypt do not regain the canal, they seized the canal.
Not egypt, but the Suez Canal company was was not the legitimate owner of the canal.
Interestingly, it was the disapproval of the US under Eisenhower that stopped the military action of Britain and France that ended their intervention. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Canal_Company
well, they gained control by seizing the canal then lost it due to the invasion, hence why I said 'regain'. Both the Soviet and US pressure resulted in the stop of the invasion, but certainly the USSR had an important role, if anything to distract the media from its invasion of Hungary.
Britain didn't really distinguish itself overthrowing the democratic government in Iran to protect BPs profits in 1953. I guess Eisenhower thought enough of this stuff.
While we're at it, the 1956 Suez canal crisis marked the end of the traditional colonial powers when the USSR threatened to nuke London and Paris if they don't let Egypt regain control of the canal.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/yes-1956-suez-crisi...