LAD #12

To sum up Polk's message on the War with Mexico stated why he declared this war and how he planned on going about it . He made it clear that Mexico had brought this war upon themselves and that they had continuously been attacking parts of America after each and every failed peace treaty. Polk eventually had had enough and sent Slidell to attempt one more effort at peace with Mexico, but the government of Mexico would not even acknowledge him and what he had to offer. Therefore, even when war was not yet declared officially it was plain to see that the U.S. and Mexico were enemies when it came to this border dispute. And so because of this, Polk knew that the only reasonable thing to do was to take action in order to protect the citizens of the U.S. and declare a war with them. This message made it very clear that America was fighting this war for the right reasons to protect its people and the country itself.