> > The first thing Eisenhower did after taking office was to cut the defense budget. > Yes. But aren't you forgetting something? Like the fact that the US was

> > The first thing Eisenhower did after taking office was to cut the defense budget. > Yes. But aren't you forgetting something? Like the fact that the US was exiting the war in Korea? No. The Eisenhower cut of the defense budget occurred in spring 1953, right after his inauguration. It was not known then that the armistice would occur that summer.