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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the Special Plans team want to discredit?

2. Who did not make much of a challenge when Congress signed the Intelligence Committee Report?

3. Who headed the Office of Special Plans?

4. What was the pentagon's first reaction when there were supply-line and reinforcement issues during the first week of the Iraq war?

5. In 2001, who led the Iranian government?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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.

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