If you were to cut a metal element over and over again, to the point that is barley visible, would it still be considered that element? why?

Yes because you're only cutting it, it's not changing the atomic make up if in anyway.

The truman doctrine was an american foreign policy whose stated purpose was to counter soviet geopolitical expansion during the cold war. it was announced to congress by president harry s. truman on march 12, 1947, and further developed on july 12, 1948, when he pledged to contain threats to greece and turkey