1. How was the downing of the statue of Saddam Hussein a metaphor of what happened in Iraq?

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2 NAME: LOSING IRAQ THE STORY OF HOW WE LOST IRAQ AND GAINED ISIS IN THE PROCESS 1. How was the downing of the statue of Saddam Hussein a metaphor of what happened in Iraq? 2. What happened after the statue was taken down? 3. Why was the mission accomplished speech ironic? 4. According to Gen. Jack Keane, did the war plans drawn up by Don Rumsfeld include adequate plans for securing the country after Saddam was removed? Wan an insurgency ever considered? 5. What was General Franks say would happen by 2003? 6. What did Bush say on an aircraft carrier? 7. What was L. Paul Bremmer s background? Did he know much about the middle east? Was this a plus? 8. What was Bremmer s job? 9. During two weeks, what was he given? 10. What was striking to the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) as stated by Bremmer? 11. What did Bremmer say should be done with the looters? Did military commanders go along with it?

3 12. What was the GREEN ZONE? What was life like inside this area? What was life like outside of it? 13. What did Saddam s Sunni dominated Baathist party do to the Shiites and Kurds? 14. Bremmer s first order was CPA #1. What did it do? Who would it give power to? What is De-Ba athification? 15. How many Baathist would Bremmer s order drive underground (make unemployed) by nightfall? 16. Could non-political university and grade school teachers be fired as a result? 17. What are two key arguments for keeping the Baathist party in tact? 18. What was CPA Order #2? 19. Why did days before, President Bush believe keeping the Iraqi army was important? 20. As a result of Bremmer s order, how many armed unemployed people were created in Iraqi society? 21. What were U.S. Commanders hoping the Iraqi army would do for us? 22. Within 72 hours after CPA Order #2 was made, what happened on the airport road? 23. What did commanding General Tommy Franks do as a result? Who followed? 24. As the generals left, the insurgency began. What did they pay money for? 25. In Aug. 2003, what embassy was blown up? What followed? 26. What was the goal of the insurgent bombings? 27. What did Rumsfeld believe was the problem with Gen. Ricardo Sanchez? 28. What prison did the U.S. open to hold the tens of thousands now being arrested in Iraq?

4 29. What did Rumsfeld tell Bremmer he wanted done with the Iraqi government? 30. Did Bremmer believe the Iraqi government was up to the job? Was he over-ruled or supported? 31. What happened on Saturday, December 13 th 2013? What did a soldier say to him? 32. What barbaric act happened in Fallujah, part of the Sunni heartland? What was the President order? 34. To the Iraqi people watching on TV, what did the U.S. air attack on Fallujah look like? 35. As a result of Fallujah, what happened to the Provisional government? Did they hold? 36. How did L. Paul Bremmer leave Iraq? What was so telling about the way he had to exit? 37. What new general was named as a replacement in Iraq? 38. What is meant by war tourism? What is Light Footprint?

5 39. What was Muqtada al Sadar s Shiite militia army called? What nation supported him? 40. What deal was eventually struck with al Sadar? How much did it cost? 41. What was the effect of war on the city of Fallujah? How did the victory backfire? 42. What group boycotted the elections? Was total turnout high? Did the elections produce a divided gov.? 43. What terrorist group now made a foot hold in Iraq? What did they do to a Shiite Mosque in Samaria? 44. What did Shiites do as a response? What did Muqtada al Sadar do? 45. What was the background of Nouri al Maliki? Did the government know much about him? 46. How did the elections go for Bush? What happened to Rumsfeld as a result? 47. What advice did General Jack Keane give the president? 48. Who was General Casey replaced with? What was his background? 49. What happened to the level of American causalities during the early months of the surge? 50. Why was Steven Hadley (National Security Advisor) concerned about Nouri al Maliki? 51. What was Bush s reaction to the advice of withdrawing support for al Maliki? 52. What did we do with the Sunni Insurgents? What were the sons of Iraq? 53. Did Petraeus ask for Bush s permission to pay Iraqi s not to attack? LOSING IRAQ 54. What happened to the level of violence in Iraq? What did Bush do in Dec. 2008? 55. What was the reason for the trip? What agreement did he sign with al Maliki?

6 56. What incident took place during the press conference to celebrate the agreement? 57. What advice was given to newly elected President Obama about leaving Iraq? 58. What does Obama turn his attention to, instead of Iraq? Did he announce a timetable for leaving? 59. How would Iraq be treated? 60. Did President Obama continue his calls to Nouri al Maliki? 61. Without American influence, what did al Maliki begin to do? What happened to the Sons of Iraq. 62. The Pentagon wanted Obama to keep some troops in Iraq? What was Obama s response? 63. What demand did Obama make on al Maliki if some American troops remained? Would Parliament agree? 64. Did Obama declare victory in Iraq? 65. What was done to celebrate the moment? 66. When we left, how much did the war in Iraq cost? How many American s had lost their lives? 67. How many visits were made to Iraq by a cabinet level official between 2011 to 2014? 68. What did al Maliki do to the Sunni population once the American s left? Who did he issue an arrest warrant for? 69. What happened to the peace between Shiites and Sunnis? LOSING IRAQ

7 70. What was al Maliki s plan for Iraq? 71. By 2014 what group was born in Iraq as a response to al Maliki s oppression of Sunnis? 72. What did ISIS release video of them doing that shocked the world? 73. What was the response of Iraq s military to ISIS? Why was this a surprise to the USA? 74. What side did the Sons of Iraq fight for? 75. Who is Muqtada al Sadar s Shiite Mahdi army fighting for? 76. How does the current advance of ISIS threaten Obama s legacy of a President? 77. How does ISIS compare to Al Qaeda, according to Ryan Crocker (former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan)? 78. What did President Obama do in June, 2014? Was he too late (opinion)? QUESTIONS / YOUR OPINION Some people might say that the current crisis multiple nations on Earth are facing with ISIS has its roots in the American policy failures of the last decade. Do you agree with this assessment? Why or Why not? Back up your answers with facts.

8 He served as the 21st Secretary of Defense from 2001 to 2006 under President George W. Bush. During his tenure, he was a leading neoconservative voice and one of the key individuals responsible for the restructuring of the military in the new 21st century. Rumsfeld was crucial in planning the United States' response to the September 11, 2001 attacks, which included two wars, one in Afghanistan and one in Iraq. In addition to war strategy, Rumsfeld's tenure became highly controversial for the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal, as well as the use of enhanced interrogation techniques. Known in media circles for his outspokenness and candor, he gradually lost political support as the wars continued and resigned in late Four Star General, he served an advisory role in the management of the U.S. occupation of Iraq, as a member of the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee. In January 2007, Keane and scholar Frederick W. Kagan released a policy paper, entitled "Choosing Victory: A Plan for Success in Iraq", through the American Enterprise Institute that called for bringing security by putting around 30,000 additional American troops there for a period of at least 18 months. In part convinced by this paper, President George W. Bush ordered on January 10, 2007 the deployment of 21,500 additional troops to Iraq, most of whom would be deployed to Baghdad. Four American politician and businessman who was the 46th Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009, under President George W. Bush. During Cheney's tenure as Vice President, he played a lead behind the scenes role in Bush Administration's response to the September 11 attacks and coordination of the War on Terror. He was an early proponent of the Iraq War and defender of the Administration's record on terrorism. Cheney was often criticized for the Bush Administration's policies regarding the War on Terror, NSA Wiretapping and "Enhanced interrogation techniques. In 2011, Cheney published his memoir In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir, written with daughter Liz Cheney. He has been cited as the most powerful Vice President in American history. Former adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney. Libby held the offices of Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs and Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States and Assistant to the President during the administration of President George W. Bush. In October 2005, Libby was indicted by a federal grand jury concerning the investigation of the leak of the covert identity of Central Intelligence Agency officer Valerie Plame Wilson. He was convicted on four of the five counts in the indictment and sentenced to 30 months in prison. President Bush commuted his sentence, leaving a fine of $250,000 and 400 hours of community service.

9 He is an American diplomat. He is most notable for leading the occupational authority of Iraq following the 2003 invasion by the United States. He served in this capacity from May 11, 2003 until June 28, 2004, serving as head of state of the internationally recognized government of Iraq. As the top civilian administrator of the former Coalition Provisional Authority, Bremer was permitted to rule by decree. Among his first and most notable decrees were Coalition Provisional Authority Order Number 1, which banned the Ba'ath party in all forms and Coalition Provisional Authority Order Number 2 dismantled the Iraqi Army. In 2014 he called for "a reconstituted Iraqi army". He is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who was appointed in 2003 as Director of the Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance for Iraq following the 2003 invasion of Iraq but was soon replaced by Ambassador Paul Bremer and the ambassador's successor organization to ORHA, the Coalition Provisional Authority. In an interview with Time magazine, Garner stated that "as in any totalitarian regime, there were many people who needed to join the Baath Party in order to get ahead in their careers. We don't have a problem with most of them. But we do have a problem with those who were part of the thug mechanism under Saddam. Franks was the U.S. general leading the attack on the Taliban in Afghanistan in response to the 11 September attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon in He also led the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. Critics of Franks' tenure as commander of US forces in Afghanistan cite his failure to deploy 800 US Army Rangers to the Battle of Tora Bora as a key factor in allowing Osama bin Laden to escape into Pakistan. General Franks' retirement was announced on Thursday, 22 May Secretary Donald Rumsfeld reportedly offered him the position of Army Chief of Staff, but he declined. On 7 July 2003 Franks' retirement took effect Sanchez held the top military position in Iraq during what was arguably one of the most critical periods of the war the year after the fall of the Hussein regime, and the time the insurgency took root and began its counterattack. Highlights include the killing of Uday and Qusay Hussein, and the capture of Saddam Hussein. He was in command when the abuse of prisoners occurred most notably at Abu Ghraib prison. Some have been highly critical of the U.S. military's failure to hold senior officers accountable. Sanchez was succeeded in Iraq by a four-star general: former Army Vice Chief of Staff George Casey.

10 Casey served as the senior coalition commander in Iraq from June 2004 to February He replaced Lieutenant General Ricardo S. Sanchez. Casey's goal was to encourage the Iraqis to take ownership of their problems and responsibility for their own security. For his part as a military commander, he focused on training Iraqi forces, limiting the role of American forces, and transferring the burden for providing security to Iraqi forces. Meanwhile, U.S. diplomats would focus on building and strengthening the Iraqi government and help the Iraqis hold elections. He expressed his view that a large and intrusive American presence in Iraq would not solve the political and security problems. He is one of the most influential religious and political figures in the Iraq, despite not holding any official title in the Iraqi government. He is the leader of a political party, the Sadrist Movement. On February 18, 2014 he withdrew from politics and dismantled his influential political movement in a move that stunned his followers and handed a pre-election boost to Prime Minister Nouri al-maliki. Following the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, al-sadr continued to be an influential figure in Iraqi politics, associated with the Al-Ahrar bloc, whose Shi'a factions are still at war with not only the government but also the Sunni factions He served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from September 6, 2011, until his resignation on November 9, Prior to his assuming the directorship of the CIA, Petraeus was a highly decorated four-star general, serving over 37 years in the United States Army. He served as Commanding General, Multi-National Force Iraq from February 10, 2007, to September 16, Petraeus oversaw all coalition forces in Iraq. In 2011 Petraeus began an affair with Paula Broadwell, principal author of his biography, He reportedly ended the affair in the summer of 2012, around the time that he learned that Broadwell had been sending harassing s to a longstanding family friend. He is an Iraqi politician who served as the general secretary of the Iraqi Islamic Party until May He served as the Vice President of Iraq in the government formed after the December 2005 elections for five years. As a Sunni, he took the place of fellow Sunni politician Ghazi al-yawar. In December 2011, Hashimi fled to Iraqi Kurdistan to avoid arrest on murder charges. The Central Criminal Court of Iraq convicted him and sentenced him in absentia to death on 9 September As of April 2012, Hashimi is living in Ankara, Turkey, with the assurance that he will not be extradited