If we are to be completely honest with ourselves, we must admit that there is risk in any course we may take. But I deeply believe that the great majority of our people agree that the course that I advocate involves the least risk now and the greatest hope for world peace in the future.
The people of Europe who are defending themselves do not ask us to do their fighting. They ask us for the implements of war, the planes, the tanks, the guns, the freighters which will enable them to fight for their liberty and for our security. Emphatically we must get these weapons to them in sufficient volume and quickly enough, so that we and our children will be saved the agony and suffering of war which others have had to endure...
– President Franklin D. Roosevel
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What conclusion can be drawn from this excerpt about Roosevelt’s intentions?
A.
He wanted to explain why it was important that we enter the alliance against Germany.
B.
He wanted to convince Americans that Germany was a threat to the entire world.
C.
He wanted to reassure Americans that the US would remain neutral in the war.
D.
He wanted to prepare Americans for the possibility of entering World War II.