With the overthrow of the Kingdom of Iraq in July 1958 (the 14 July Revolution), American policy was to shore up the governments of Jordan and Lebanon.[6] Hare opposed the U.S. military intervention in the 1958 Lebanon crisis, arguing that it caused irreparable damage to U.S. reputation in the region (the U.S. had previously had a good reputation).[6] Hare became a strong advocate of Public Law 480, a program designed to provide food aide to Egypt in an effort to build goodwill and forestall Soviet influence in Egypt.[6]