Eisenhower probably was better at diplomacy than he was at grand military strategy. He was, however, a good planner, and was, as others have observed, a consummate consensus builder. At least in public he managed to keep his temper and emotions in check, although having to deal with the Brits who thought him incompetent, and the French who thought everyone was incompetent but themselves, is a tribute to his ability to get things done in the face of incredible adversity. I doubt that anyone the Brits had could have pulled it off as well.
