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1958- US Troops in Lebanon President Eisenhower ordered 5,000 marines to Lebanon to help maintain order after a revolt in Iraq resulted in the ouster of the pro-Western Lebanese government. This followed the imposition of a pro-Soviet regime in Iraq.