On foreign and military policy, Lincoln spoke against the Mexican–American War, which he imputed to President James K. Polk's desire for "military glory—that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood".
ˌɔn fˈɔːɹən ænd mˈɪlətˌɛɹi pˈɑːlɪsi, lˈɪŋkən spˈoʊk ɐɡˈɛnst ðə mˈɛksɪkən ɐmˈɛɹɪkən wˈɔːɹ, wˌɪtʃ hiː ɪmpjˈuːɾᵻd tə pɹˈɛzɪdənt dʒˈeɪmz kˈeɪ. pˈɑːlks dɪzˈaɪɚ fɔːɹ "mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɡlˈoːɹi—ðæt ɐtɹˈæktɪv ɹˈeɪnboʊ, ðæt ɹˈaɪzᵻz ɪn ʃˈaʊɚz ʌv blˈʌd".