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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. In 2005, where did Maj. Daniel Lovett have pre-deployment training?
2. In 2006, how much worse did Staff Sgt. John Bickford believe the fighting in Afghanistan was from the first time he was in Afghanistan three years before?
3. When did the U.S. begin bombing Afghanistan?
4. When did Marin Strmecki, a trusted civilian adviser deliver a 40-page classified report titled, "Afghanistan at a Crossroads" (98)?
5. How long did Maj. Nikolai Andresky say that meetings had to be in Afghanistan at the minimum?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was imposing a strong, centralized government in Afghanistan foolish according to American soldiers and Lt. Col. Todd Guggisberg?
2. What was one reason why the Afghan war dragged on so?
3. How were Special Forces team mobiled to influence the emotions, thinking and behavior of ordinary Afghans and their leaders and how successful were they?
4. What did Whitlock say in the Foreword was the aim of The Afghanistan Papers?
5. How did Roger Pardo-Maurer describe Kandahar?
6. How did the war in Afghanistan transform Bush's political standing?
7. What did ISI leader Lt. Gen. Ashfaq Kayani say when Ryan Crocker asked him to crack down against Taliban leaders believed to be seeking refuge in Pakistan?
8. What were Richard Boucher's thoughts about dealing with warlords?
9. What struggles did Lt. Gen. David Barno have when he was sent to Afghanistan 2003?
10. How did the American save Dostum's life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The U.S. was tasked with the creation of the Afghan army. Why was training so difficult and unsuccessful?
Essay Topic 2
The U.S. had a partnership with Afghan warlords. Why was it thought that the relationship with warlords was a necessary evil?
Essay Topic 3
Craig Whitlock is an investigative reporter for the Washington Post and has served as a foreign correspondent, Pentagon reporter, and national security specialist. Why did Whitlock write The Afghanistan Papers?
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