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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. Powell is beginning to show his anger at always being below ____________ in the pecking order.

2. This chapter reinforces how vital ________ efforts are and shows one member of intelligence able to read Bush's signals.

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

4. The name of the National Security Presidential Direction was Iraq: Goals, Objectives, and ______________."

5. When Bush is in Texas, _________ chairs a line by line review of a draft National Security Presidential Directive.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bush impress upon Gerson when he is writing a new speech for the President?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is John Kerry's vote and reasoning behind his vote when Congress votes on whether to go to war?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The issue of terrorism is one that most countries have to deal with at some point or another.

Part 1: Why do you think terrorism prevails in the world? Why does it continue to be a problem?

Part 2: Do you think terrorism is has big of an issue as some people make it out to be? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you believe that terrorism can be stopped? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The reinspection of Iraq by the UN inspectors seems to have not gone in the direction that Bush wanted it to go.

Part 1: Do you think Bush wanted the inspectors to find more than they did? Why or why not?

Part 2: What would Bush have gained if the inspectors had found evidence of WMD? Why would this be important to him?

Part 3: Is it fair for Bush to be upset with Blix over not giving him the answers he wanted to hear? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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