What were the pentagon papers? a an agreement for a cease-fire and a u. s. troop withdrawal from south vietnam b a plan for gradual withdrawal of u. s. forces from vietnam c a restriction on the president’s war-making powers d a classified government history of american involvement in vietnam

to act quickly in times of danger to the united states

because you have to act quickly if you want to live/survive.

the fact that could also be added to column b is that during world war ii, specifically between the years 1941 and 1945, japan expanded its territory towards the indonesian territory in what was known later as part of the "pacific war". in that time, japan could conquer the philipines, singapore,   borneo, central java, malang, cebu, sumatra and various other islands of the area, therefore expanding its territory for a brief period of time.