In July 1958 the Eisenhower admin deployed US Marines from the 6th Fleet and an Army taskforce based on the 11th Airborne Div (THE ANGELS) and 187th RCT (RAKASSANS) to Lebanon to act as peacekeepers amidst widespread civil unrest. OTL, these American troops while conducting their patrolling weren't drawn into largescale fighting before their withdrawal when the political situation stabilised, but WI some airborne guys or Marines had actually become involved in fullscale shooting matches with some of the local armed elements ? Could the US have then become involved in a Mideast imbroglio 25 yrs earlier ? Would Ike have reacted with deploying larger-scale US forces, and what of the Soviets ?