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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Iranians admit they had produced small quantities of plutonium and uranium?

2. Which government does not want a Kurdish state?

3. State-sponsored assassinations had been banned by presidential order since when?

4. The Saudi Princes are shown, in the media, as always doing what?

5. Who questioned the wisdom of killing Al Qaeda members without judicial process?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Citing specific information to explain your answer, detail how the fights within the CIA, the Defense Department, and the Bush Administration hindered the U.S. actions in Iraq.

Essay Topic 2

How did a small group of individuals steer foreign policy towards Iraq in the Bush Administration? Who was in that small group of individuals? Cite specific examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What was some of the intelligence information that said the U.S. might be attacked? What were some of the chances the U.S. had to gather intelligence that it missed in favor of other priorities? What does this show about the competence of the Bush Administration specifically, and the government in general, to cooperate in intelligence gathering and processing? Support your answer with specific examples from the book.

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