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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 suspects that __________ is in cahoots with Osama bin Laden.

2. What is the code name for the operatives working for Tim during his time in Iraq?

3. Bush takes Rumsfeld aside on November 21, 2001 to start planning in secrecy the removal of _______________.

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

5. Rice explains how ____________ can serve as a model for nuclear disarmament.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. When he is at his Crawford Ranch, what does Bush read that inspires him in his presidency?

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

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

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

10. What does Bush reaffirm when he comes home on September 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During the biggest anti-war protest since Vietnam, Bush was not in the area to witness it and said that visiting the troops was more important.

Part 1: Why do you think that Bush avoided the anti-war protest?

Part 2: Do you think that protest had any impact on the outcome of the events of the war? Why or why not?

Part 3: In general, do you think protests are effective in changing the minds of others? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Many times in the book it seems that people who have never been in a war are making decisions about the war plans, without any idea of the repercussions.

Part 1: Why do you think the people who made decisions about the war were confident in their ideas, even though they had little, if any, experience of war?

Part 2: Do you think soldiers and generals should make all war decisions as they have been in war? Why or why not?

Part 3: What might the people who make decisions about war be missing as they do not have experience in the battles themselves?

Essay Topic 3

Rumsfled is portrayed as a man who wants things done as quickly as possible and under the most stringent of conditions and guidelines.

Part 1: Why do you think Rumsfeld is such an exacting person?

Part 2: Do you think that Rumsfeld may have been a little too detail-oriented in the way he handled war planning?

Part 3: Why do you think Bush trusted Rumsfeld so much?

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