Several Presidents Have Been Given Conflicting Advice During Wartime

Several presidents have been given conflicting advice during wartime.Some advisers urged the president to pursue a peaceful solution; others urged him to escalate bombing to overcome the enemy.These presidents did not want to go down in history as the first U.S.president to lose a war, so they have chosen to escalate, thereby prolonging the war.According to your text, this decision was most likely a consequence of the motive to

A) perceive the situation as accurately as possible.
B) save as many lives as possible.
C) justify previous actions.
D) convince the taxpayers that a tax increase was necessary.