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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. Cheney calls for a _____________ to research and produce vaccines against WMD.

2. Pincus writes a story published March 16 "U.S. Lacks Specifics on Banned __________."

3. Bush releases ___________ from his coalition to keep him in office, but he refuses, appreciating the offer and the concern.

4. The WHCO wants _____________ to unveil the document in #121 as a part of the WHIG effort to counter growing antiwar sentiment.

5. Antiwar protests in Europe and in the United States will convince Saddam he is __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bandar want to shave away his ever-growing beard that he has pledged to keep until war starts?

2. What does Prince Bandar bin Sultan exercise in relation to the White House, as he has since senior Bush?

3. What must happen the government once Saddam is ousted from power, according to Miller's briefing to the NSC?

4. What does Rumsfeld do that works in order not to cause any big call ups for a while?

5. What does the National Security Council discuss in relation to Blix's inspections?

6. On February 24, Bush and the National Security Council are briefed on what issue?

7. What does the Hybrid Plan condense into just nine hours on March 21?

8. What is the topic of discussion between Bush and the Irish Prime Minister on March 13?

9. What does Blix do in order to keep the Iraq inspections non-confrontational?

10. What does Bush tell Powell when he meets with him on January 13 without Rice or Cheney hovering over them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At times, it seems that certain members of the Cabinet are being told to do things they do not want to do, yet they do them anyway.

Part 1: Do you think it's more important to tell the truth or to do what the President tells you to do?

Part 2: How do you think the war was affected by the lies and mistruths which seem to have been told during some of the planning process?

Part 3: What would you have done if you were asked to lie to the people and Congress? Would you have lied or told the truth?

Essay Topic 2

At times, it seemed that Bush may have been saying one thing to the public and doing something else covertly.

Part 1: Do you think the President should keep secrets from the public? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why do you think Bush decided to play things close to the vest?

Part 3: Had Bush been upfront about his plans, how might the American public have reacted?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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