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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bush's preemptive doctrine is _________________ no nation should accept.
(a) Slave trading
(b) Facism
(c) Imperialism
(d) Domination

2. Even ____________ likes Powell's pitch for going to the United Nations for support of the war effort.
(a) Donald Rumsfeld
(b) Condoleeza Rice
(c) Dick Cheney
(d) Richard Armitage

3. Bush enjoys laying down the challenge, knowing that _____________ makes possible giving diplomacy a try.
(a) UN backing
(b) Economic sanctions
(c) Peace
(d) War planning

4. As the Iraq plan begins to develop, ______________ begins to swagger and to deceive others.
(a) Donald Rumsfeld
(b) Colin Powell
(c) George W. Bush
(d) Dick Cheney

5. The ___________ never declares categorically to the media that Saddam has WMD.
(a) JCS
(b) NSA
(c) CIA
(d) NSC

Short Answer Questions

1. Bush argues that Iraq gathers the most serious dangers of our age into one place, evoking _____________ response to the Soviet missiles in Cuba.

2. ___________ is troubled about Iraq after the briefings on the covert plan in Cheney's office.

3. Bush in his speech brings together North Korea, Iran, and Iraq to become the ____________.

4. What does the false story about the regime include in order to sell the war plans?

5. Bush wants Congress to pass a resolution supporting ______________ against Saddam.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Central Intelligence Agency never really come out and say categorically?

2. What does the Air Force worry about in relation to the idea of going into battle with Iraq?

3. Describe the character of Tim and what is is supposed to do for the United States.

4. Why does Bush bristle at clever reporters who interview him at his Crawford Ranch when Blair visits?

5. What are the two paths that Powell sees will happen at this point of the Iraq conflict?

6. What is the concern from Rove that Bush dismisses as he feels it should not be a concern for him?

7. What is Cheney sure will happen if they demand Saddam submit full WMD accounting?

8. What does Ari Fleischer say to the press in response to the story in the NY Times that Bush has highly detailed war plans?

9. What does Saul tell Cheney about Saddam which proves to be a sobering fact for the Vice President?

10. What does Hayden foresee about the conflict in Iraq that will cause strain to the NSA?

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