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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. As the Iraq plan begins to develop, ______________ begins to swagger and to deceive others.

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

3. _________ is an ex-SEAL, fluent in Arabic, and tasked with leading a team of seven from Turkey to halfway to Baghdad.

4. Bush and Rumsfeld decide to go to the ____________ to ask for honest opinions about Iraq.

5. Bush recalled to Woodward that he had been sure that the Iraqis longed for _____________ and would seize the moment.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The situation of war is never a good one - no matter what you might be fighting for and who you might be fighting to protect.

Part 1: Why do you think wars continue on in the modern world?

Part 2: Do you think mediation can be an effective way to avoid wars? Why or why not?

Part 3: Is war sometimes the only answer? Why or why not?

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