From "John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961" Read the excerpt. "Now the trumpet summons us again . . . not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need . . . not as a call to battle . . . though embattled we are . . . but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle . . . year in and year out, rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation . . . a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny . . . poverty . . . disease . . . and war itself." What argument is the author making in this excerpt? A. Since the nation will soon be involved in a war, the military needs as many soldiers as it can get. B. We face disaster unless the American people unite in support of the President's policies. C. Americans must come together to solve humanity's most serious problems. D. While we have been attacked, the U.S. will seek a peaceful resolution.