The war had begun with a killing of American soldiers by Mexican cavalry patrol in disputed territory, and Polk insisted that Mexican soldiers had "invaded our territory and shed the blood of our fellow-citizens on our own soil."
ðə wˈɔːɹ hæd bɪɡˈʌn wɪð ɐ kˈɪlɪŋ ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈoʊldʒɚz baɪ mˈɛksɪkən kˈævəlɹi pɐtɹˈoʊl ɪn dɪspjˈuːɾᵻd tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi, ænd pˈɑːlk ɪnsˈɪstᵻd ðæt mˈɛksɪkən sˈoʊldʒɚz hˌæd "ɪnvˈeɪdᵻd ˌaʊɚ tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi ænd ʃˈɛd ðə blˈʌd ʌv ˌaʊɚ fˈɛloʊsˈɪɾɪzənz ˌɔn ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn sˈɔɪl."