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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. President Bush was documented as stating that he has the authority to suspend the Geneva Convention if what?
2. Richard Perle was managing partner of what company?
3. At the same time Saudi-backed Islamic fundamentalists were beginning to train in the former fringe Soviet republics, how many overseas field agents did the C.I.A. have?
4. When did the story break about abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib?
5. How many stations did the "south group" have in central Asia?
Short Essay Questions
1. What evidence contradicted the Administration claims that the terrorist cells operated independently?
2. When Libya exposed the Pakistanis intentionally to curry favor with the U.S., what was Musharraf's response?
3. What describes Hersh's attitude towards the U.S. government after 9/11?
4. Who made up the group of Special Forces that escalated the covert war in Iraq during 2003?
5. Why was it unclear that was in charge at the Iraqi prisons?
6. What is Hersh's attitude towards the troops?
7. What happened to Moussaoui's home computer?
8. What was occurring when the information linking Iraq and Niger came out?
9. What was the "rotten apple syndrome" the Pentagon claimed existed in Afghanistan and Iraq?
10. How had several key Taliban members escaped the original Afghanistan situation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What was Rumsfeld's role in the Iraq War? How was his role made harder, or easier, by the various attitudes within the Bush Administration? Cite specific examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
How did Perle have a personal stake in making sure the Iraqi war happened? What does this personal stake mean for the bias in his advice to the President? While the Pentagon found that he did not violate ethical standards, is there a higher ethical standard he should have upheld? What is it? Why is it important? Support your answer with examples from the book.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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