Ask this question again, you're going to need a more specific time the president has done this. however, if you are asking about WWI, the USS Lusitania, the Zimmerman Telegram, German U Boats targeting American ships, and so on.
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C. He sympathizes with Hester, not the townspeople.
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The Dutch East India Company had many decision-makers leading it--the king of England had absolute power.
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