The united states bought alaska in 1867 to

a. keep russia from expanding toward the us mainland.
b. stop other countries from taking over the territory.
c. control the territory’s abundance of resources.
d. open a critical trade route with the far east.

C. Control the territory's abundance of resources.  

the recent bombing of the uss cole is one of many incidents of terrorism directed against the united states. more than 40 percent of the world’s terrorism is directed against u.s. targets.   pursue the alleged perpetrators through the criminal justice system, and still others would beef up intelligence capabilities. to deal with potential attacks involving weapons of mass destruction, some analysts advocate extending the reach of law enforcement agencies or spending more on domestic preparedness programs; others would encourage a policy of u.s. military restraint overseas to attempt to reduce the motivation for terrorist attacks on u.s. targets.

i think it would be reparing roads