Given the American promise, did the United States fulfill this promise from the ratification of the Reconstruction Amendments to the present day?

1.  Have America’s wars since WWII been fought to protect and secure the

health and welfare of average citizen’s?   If yes, in what ways?  If no, why

were they fought?

1.  Given the American promise, did the United States fulfill this promise from

the ratification of the Reconstruction Amendments to the present day? If

yes, how?  If not, why?