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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. Saddam in 1972 signed a ___________ with the Soviets to help make Iraq a Cold War pawn.

2. Who is the cheery 74-year-old UN weapons inspector who is brought into Iraq to check for WMD?

3. Bush enjoys laying down the challenge, knowing that _____________ makes possible giving diplomacy a try.

4. Bush later recalls that Tommy Franks confirmed that the war is absolutely _____________.

5. Franks briefs the Joint Chiefs of Staff whose turf wars in ___________ he has criticized.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are few Iraqis willing to help the United States with spying efforts, even though the monetary compensation is so high?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does the Franks "Generated Start Plan" mean to the planning process of the war?

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

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

The cabinet of people around Bush helped him decide on the actions to take with the situation with Iraq.

Part 1: Why is it important for people to have close confidants to help them make difficult decisions?

Part 2: Do you think the Cabinet has more or less power than the President does? Why?

Part 3: Do you think the President should defer to the ideas of those in the Cabinet? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The evidence of WMD is something which will be debated for years to come, as it seems they may have never existed in the first place.

Part 1: Why do you think Bush and the rest of the government was interested in proving the presence of WMD?

Part 2: If WMD had been found, how might the direction of the Iraq war have changed? Or wouldn't it have changed?

Part 3: Do you believe there were or are WMD present in Iraq? Why or why not?

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