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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. Rumsfeld orders plans for the "Liberation of ____________" and postwar stability operations.

2. ____________ are tasked with giving answers on what to hit, while the others are ordered to determine how to leverage assets.

3. The senators cannot frame an effective critique of Bush's request for a ______________.

4. Tony Blair believes Iraq poses less _________ threat than North Korea or Iran.

5. Ground commanders will know their foes better than they know themselves by accessing the secure ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the position and the responsibility of Michael V. Hayden?

2. What does Rumsfeld suspect which leads him to suggest using this information as a way, an opportunity, to attack Iraq?

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

4. What does Powell recall which he is beginning to believe he is seeing within this war planning process?

5. What does Armitage push Powell to do as Powell is on edge with the military planning becoming dominant?

6. What does George W. Bush tell Rumsfeld on November 21, 2001 in a private aside?

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

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

9. What do the Marines worry about in relation to conflict in Iraq?

10. What is the false story that Bush will use in order to sell his war plans to the government, the people, and the world?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At some points of the book, it seems that the President may have been swayed to a certain position due to information received by those closest to him, and he immediately trusted this information.

Part 1: Do you think the President should trust everything that he hears from those in his Cabinet or in Congress? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why would people close to the President give him less than accurate information?

Part 3: Do you think that the President has the information he needed to make decisions that were best for the country?

Essay Topic 2

The catalyst for many of the issues with Iraq seems to be the events of 9/11, even though the links between Iraq and the attacks are unclear.

Part 1: Why do you think 9/11 became such a catalyst for the ongoing war in Iraq?

Part 2: Do you think the war in Iraq would have happened had 9/11 not taken place? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think 9/11 and Iraq were linked together during this time period? Why was it simple to link the two?

Essay Topic 3

At times, it seemed that Bush may have been saying one thing to the public and doing something else covertly.

Part 1: Do you think the President should keep secrets from the public? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why do you think Bush decided to play things close to the vest?

Part 3: Had Bush been upfront about his plans, how might the American public have reacted?

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