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Bush at Home
Bush's Foreign Policy
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Three things to keep in mind of Bush Jr's term in office
1) Got involved in 2 interconnected wars 2)Claimed to be conservative but expanded the government 3) Became increasingly unpopular
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3 Things to keep in mind about Bush the man
1) Mis-spent youth. 2) Evangelical Christian 3) Checkered professional life
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What are 6 things the Doctrine of Preemption said?
1) US was a special unique country 2) World is full of dangerous countries that are developing weapons of mass destruction 3) US must maintain it's military superiority 4) Should strike those countries before they attack us 5) Transform our enemies into peaceful prosperous democratic nations 6) Might have to do it all alone
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What country did Iraq invade?
Kuwait
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What did Bush call his political belief?
Compassionate Conservative: a conservative who cares
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What were the 3 ways in which Hussein was a threat?
1) Iraqis and Al Queda are probably working together 2) Believed Iraqis had weapons of mass destruction 3) Hussein was uniquely evil
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What war did America go to after Iraq invades Kuwait?
The First Persian Gulf War
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Three things Bush's administration did
- Tax cuts - No Child Left Behind: be sure $ for education was being used wisely - Expand Medicare
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Who were the 3 groups we fought?
1) Sunnis: religious minority but did not want Iraq to become united because they would then be the minority 2) Al Qaeda: wants to kill Americans 3) Armed bandits
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What did the Resolution 1441 say?
Iraq has to prove they do not have weapons or else
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Four ingredients of "The Surge"
1) Brings in more troops 2) Emphasize protecting Iraqi people 3) Americans and Iraqis should cooperate 4) Take advantage of Al Qaeda mistakes
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Who led the Surge?
David Petraeus
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What were the Awakening Councils?
Provided security in small towns
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