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I believe in not attacking a country pre-emptively unless you're sure of what you're doing and you're working with allies.

Every country where the the United States maintains troops has a status of forces agreement.

Countries that perceive themselves to be vulnerable can be expected to try to redress that vulnerability - and in some cases, they will pursue clandestine weapons programs.

In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, not does it comport with our policy so to do. It is only when our rights are invaded or seriously menaced that we resent injuries or make preparation for our defence.

Workers' rights are under attack across the country.

Thus, if armaments were curtailed without a secure peace and all countries disarmed proportionately, military security would have been in no way affected.

No one has the right to detract the attention of the nation from the defence of the country.

We're not responsible for the domestic security of every one of our allies.

British Forces should be in a position to give back in a ten fold measure any attack that the Germans may attempt.

The United Nations charter gives every nation the right to self defence, therefore when the American embassies were bombed it was a matter of time before the Americans responded by going for what they suspected were the causes of the attack.