LAD #11: Polk's War Message

President Polk's War Message justifies the US entering war with Mexico. He describes the methods that the Mexican military used in invading Texas territory, because Texas had previously applied for statehood and therefore the invasion is considered an attack on U.S. soil. He also describes what he went through in order to preserve American sovereignty by bringing together defensive forces from the area. Finally, Polk pleads with Congress to recognize the presence of a war and gives them his word that it would be short.