What did president lincoln risk if he chose not to resupply fort sumter?

Lincoln was promptly gone up against on how to manage the Fort, as it was encompassed and under attack with just a month of apportion remaining.  

In the end, President Lincoln suspected that the hazard was justified, despite all the trouble and he consented to feel free to give resupplies to Fort Sumter.

the us hoped to prevent any nations from leaning towards soviet union-based communism. the containment policy was established in hopes of keeping communism from spreading to new places.