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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. A ____________ run after Bush's Axis of Evil speech determines signals intelligence on Iraq is negligible.

2. Rumsfeld suspects that __________ is in cahoots with Osama bin Laden.

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

4. The ____________ approach to the Security Council where opposition is unanimous is what Powell presents.

5. While staying below the press radar, Tommy Franks gets ______________ to where it can be considered official.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Wolfowitz's strategy that Colin Powell believes to be absurd when he advocates it?

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

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

5. What does Blair think about the threat of WMD in relation to Iraq and other countries?

6. What is the goal of the line-by-line review by Rice of the draft National Security Presidential Directive?

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

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

9. What are the advantages of the new Hybrid Plan that Franks proposes during the war planning process?

10. What does Bush begin to demand that Iraq allows the United Nations to do within their country?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The war plan is something that was continuously revamped and revised as different people gave their opinions.

Part 1: Why do you think the war plan had to go through so many revisions before it was approved?

Part 2: Do you think the war plan needed to be revised so many times? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think it's normal for a war plan to go through as many revisions as this one did? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The idea of the power of the government is one that makes the reader wonder just what the government is capable of doing.

Part 1: Why do you think the government is able to take actions that most other people can not?

Part 2: Does the government have a responsibility to keep their power limited in some way? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think the government today has too little or too much power? Why?

Essay Topic 3

The media coverage of the events leading up to the Iraq war show a media that did not necessarily agree with the President and his policies.

Part 1: Is it ever possible for the media to be completely impartial when they are reporting on current world events? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why do you think the media supported the President at first, but then began to look for holes in the logic and evidence?

Part 3: Should the media always support the actions of the President? Why or why not?

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