In the Aftermath of the Attacks Against America on September

question 148

Multiple Choice

In the aftermath of the attacks against America on September 11, 2001,

• A) President Bush, Vice President Cheney, and Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld began seriously to contemplate toppling the Saddam Hussein government in Iraq.
• B) Definitive and incontrovertible evidence was uncovered that Saddam Hussein was on the verge of building a nuclear weapon.
• C) The Bush administration seemed confused and indecisive regarding how to respond to the attacks.
• D) It was revealed that Saddam Hussein was part of the Al Qaeda plot to attack the United States.

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