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

2. Already burdened with Afghanistan operations, Franks and ___________ comply with Rumsfeld's orders.

3. ___________ is troubled about Iraq after the briefings on the covert plan in Cheney's office.

4. The day after Powell's dinner with Bush, Franks orders the fast option, _____________, put in place.

5. A ____________ run after Bush's Axis of Evil speech determines signals intelligence on Iraq is negligible.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the concern from Rove that Bush dismisses as he feels it should not be a concern for him?

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

3. What does Rumsfeld suspect which leads him to suggest using this information as a way, an opportunity, to attack Iraq?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The war plan is something that was continuously revamped and revised as different people gave their opinions.

Part 1: Why do you think the war plan had to go through so many revisions before it was approved?

Part 2: Do you think the war plan needed to be revised so many times? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think it's normal for a war plan to go through as many revisions as this one did? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

From the very start of the book, it seems that George W. Bush has an agenda he wants to push on Congress and on the world after the events of 9/11.

Part 1: Why do you think Bush was so interested in pushing an agenda at this point?

Part 2: Do you think it's right for a person to set an agenda without considering all of the outcomes ahead of time?

Part 3: How do you feel about George W. Bush after this opening section of the book? Why?

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