2. motivation: motivation is what it has always been. Get rid of the Indians and you get rid of the Treaty obligations. And greed. Those blooming worthless savages are sitting on oil rich fields, gas rich fields, gold, etc., etc., etc.
3. Threat: No one said anything about a threat. Governments don't always operate based on threat, implied or otherwise. Governments operate on a multiple level basis.
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