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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. What was the chain of command like in the Iraqi prisons?

2. What did CENTCOM think it would be unrealistic to invade Iraq without?

3. Where did the evidence show that most of the Al Qaeda members fled?

4. When did the story break about abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib?

5. More than a year after Rumsfeld's announcement of Afghanistan's success, production of what resumed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Rumsfeld think that using Special Forces was an advantage in the war?

2. What happened to the Iranian nuclear program in 2001?

3. What is one of the worst scenarios in weapons proliferation?

4. When did Perle end up resigning as Chairman of the Defense Policy Board?

5. What were some of the issues the CIA faced, starting with the collapse of the Soviet Union in the late eighties?

6. How had several key Taliban members escaped the original Afghanistan situation?

7. What were some other topics Hersh wrote about as an investigative reporter?

8. After 9/11, what was considered critical to winning the war on terror?

9. What is one of the questions that we will never know the answer to about the Bush presidency?

10. What happened when the U.S. challenged North Korea, diplomatically, about stopping nuclear operations in October 2002?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using specific examples from the book, explain the relationship that the U.S. has had with Saudi Arabia. How has that relationship helped and hurt the U.S. in its fight against terror?

Essay Topic 2

After 9/11, there was a "war on terror." According to the evidence presented in this book, was this an apt name for the events that occurred after 9/11?

Essay Topic 3

The ex-Israeli prime minister said that the U.S. could not win in Iraq, and that the U.S. must choose the extent of its humiliation. What information, provided in the book, provides support for this statement? What information, provided in the book, does not support this statement? Which side is the stronger argument and why?

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