Read the following excerpt and then answer the question below.

Excerpt from a 1917 speech given by Senator George Norris opposing America's entry into World War I

While I am most emphatically and sincerely opposed to taking any step that will force our country into the useless and senseless war now being waged in Europe, yet, if this resolution passes, I shall not permit my feeling of opposition to its passage to interfere in any way with my duty either as a senator or as a citizen in bringing success and victory to American arms. I am bitterly opposed to my country entering the war, but if, notwithstanding my opposition, we do enter it, all of my energy and all of my power will be behind our flag in carrying it on to victory.

The resolution now before the Senate is a declaration of war. Before taking this momentous step, and while standing on the brink of this terrible vortex, we ought to pause and calmly and judiciously consider the terrible consequences of the step we are about to take. We ought to consider likewise the route we have recently traveled and ascertain whether we have reached our present position in a way that is compatible with the neutral position which we claimed to occupy at the beginning and through the various stages of this unholy and unrighteous war.

How does Senator Norris approach the counterargument that America should declare war?

With respect, he says he'll support America if we do enter the war and that he wants to weigh the options.
With condemnation, he says it's going to lead us into a terrible vortex and is a horrible decision.
With humor, he finds the opposition laughable and things there's no way to take that perspective seriously.
With sadness, he hates the idea of entering the war and the number of lives that will be lost.