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Country led by Shia Islamists after the revolution in 1979 which included the taking of U.S. hostages.
What is Iran.
Which two main post WWII superpowers were involved in the Cold War?
What were the U.S. and Soviet Union.
The Iran-Contra affair violated this foundational document by bypassing Congress’s power of the purse and oversight of foreign policy.
What is the Constitution?
Country that invaded Kuwait in 1990 and sparked the first Gulf War.
What is Iraq.
What were the primary ideologies of the U.S. and Soviets during the Cold War?
What is capitalism and communism.
This Marine Lieutenant Colonel became a central figure in the Iran-Contra affair for secretly facilitating arms sales to Iran and diverting the proceeds to Nicaraguan rebels.
Who is Oliver North?
Country where CIA conducted a vaccine drive in an attempt to determine if Osama Bin Laden was living there in 2011.
What is Pakistan
How is Mossadegh characterized in terms of Iran's political history?
What was a "democratically elected leader"?
When Bin Laden said, "Through sheer will, even superpowers can be defeated. There is a lesson to learn from this for he who wishes to learn." he was referring to which conflict?
What was the Soviet-Afghan War.
Country where Bin Laden went after he was expelled from Saudi Arabia in 1991.
What is Sudan.
The interests of the Western powers and the hardline religious Islamists in Iran were aligned in 1953 in an effort to overthrow this leader.
Who was Mohammed Mossedgh.
This document, published in 2014, was a review of CIA interrogation records, which found that the use of the CIA’s enhanced interrogation techniques was not an effective means of obtaining accurate information or gaining detainee cooperation.
What was the 2014 Senate Committee Report
Country of origin of the leader of 9/11 hijackers Mohammad Atta and Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri, who took over after Bin Laden.
What is Egypt
Obama's military advisers were divided about whether he should approve the raid to kill Bin Laden. Which notable figure in Obama's inner circle opposed the raid because he thought it was too risky?
Who was Joe Biden?
George H.W. Bush gave an address on Jan 16 1991. where he used moral language to justify military intervention regarding going to war with which country?
What was Iraq