How did John Foster Dulles plan to change US foreign policy?

John Foster Dulles believed that communism was evil. He found it impossible to consider the Soviet Union anything but an enemy of the democratic beliefs of the United States. He did not believe a nation could be neutral in the Cold War. One must be for democracy and the ideals of the US Constitution, or support communism. Dulles divided the world into "us" and "them." You were either a supporter of the US foreign policy ideals, or an enemy of the US. Dulles believed the US should use such agencies as the CIA to ensure a pro-US government in nations. An example was seen in 1953 when the US helped the Shah of Iran overthrow a government disliked by the US. Dulles advocated a policy of brinkmanship--taking the US to the brink of war in our relations with communism and the USSR in particular.

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