Soviet Union is your answer.
If this is from Thirteen Days... I think it boils down to, don't get shot down and don't report it, otherwise the US would respond with war...which is what we tried to avoid during this time period.
B. they thought it would be huge threat to the religious system so they tried to stop it. hope this helps!
The Mexican-American war came from America taking Texas. Then that allowed us to receive even more land, more than 500,000.
Because they could be turned into slave states, giving more power to the slaveowners in the south. Also, expansion policy and the dram of Manifest Destiny played a part in desiring that land.
