Uncertainty in 1917

Historically I would say 1917 was one of the times the American public was uncertain about the actions its government was taking. The 1917 was a year filled with battles in Europe and also when the United States eventually joined the fight against Germany and her allies. The war in Europe had started some years before 1917 due to number of factors including the arms race, formation of alliances, and clearly the assassination of the arch duke. All these made the United States adopt the policy of isolation. This policy left the American public uncertain about the actions their government was taking as a response to the major war in Europe and also the uncertainty is identical to the reaction of the American public to the war in Iraq nowadays. Back then people started to wonder why the United States was not in the fighting or when will the US join the fight. The choices they faced did not come with the desirable solutions they wanted. It mainly came down to lose more civilians and ships to the U-boat attacks by Germany and also risk an invasion by Mexico or to declare war on Germany and lose American soldiers in the conflict. Yet these choices seem somewhat similar to the choices the United States is facing right now in the war in Iraq. Should they stay longer and risk losing more men or get the hell out of Iraq and see just what happens. Therefore this has left the public uncertain, despite the fact I hope the government makes the right decision right now like they did back in 1917.