What argument is franklin d. roosevelt making in this excerpt from his "four freedoms" speech?
excerpt:
we must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the american eagle in order to feather their own nests.
i have recently pointed out how quickly the tempo of modern warfare could bring into our very midst the physical attack which we must eventually expect if the dictator nations win this war.
there is much loose talk of our immunity from immediate and direct invasion from across the seas. obviously, as long as the british navy retains its power, no such danger exists. even if there were no british navy, it is not probable that any enemy would be stupid enough to attack us by landing troops in the united states from across thousands of miles of ocean, until it had acquired strategic bases from which to operate.
but we learn much from the lessons of the past years in europe-particularly the lesson of norway, whose essential seaports were captured by treachery and surprise built up over a series of years.
the first phase of the invasion of this hemisphere would not be the landing of regular troops. the necessary strategic points would be occupied by secret agents and their dupes- and great numbers of them are already here, and in latin america.
a)americans should not assume that they are safe from attack and so must be prepared for war
b)americans should not depend on britain’s navy to keep nazi germany in check.
c)americans should be prepared to make sacrifices to defend freedom all over the world.
d)americans should always be on their guard and report any suspicious people to the government

A)Americans should not assume that they are safe from attack and so must be prepared for war

Explanation:

In this excerpt, Roosevelt warns listeners that even though many believe the US is free of an attack and that no nation would likely commit to attack American territory, America should be prepared for any retaliation by those who are selfish enough to try to stop the freedom of the people, that is, Roosevel warns that even if the possibility is small, the US should prepare to face Nazi Germany or its allies. The part of the excerpt that makes this clear is:

"We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.

I have recently pointed out how quickly the tempo of modern warfare could bring into our very midst the physical attack which we must eventually expect if the dictator nations win this war."

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

explanation:

the answer its b i got it right when i did it trust