What did Eisenhower's doctrine say?

• Assistance Provision: Middle Eastern countries could request American economic or military aid if threatened by armed aggression
• Soviet Threat: Addressed Soviet threat, authorising U.S. forces to protect nations from armed aggression by any country under international communism
• Broad Scope: Phrase "international communism" expanded doctrine beyond responding to Soviet military actions, so it can be invoked against any danger associated with communists from any nation
• Arab Perception: Many Arabs saw doctrine as strategy to advance Western influence in Middle East and restrict Arab nationalism, particularly that led by Nasser opposing Western dominance
• Criticism and Denouncement: Syrians, in particular, publicly denounced initiative as U.S. imperialism