Discussion Questions

Aired August 27, 2003

1. What is the status of the war in Iraq? What is the role of U.S. troops in Iraq at this point in time? What grim milestone was reached yesterday in the U.S. effort to rebuild Iraq? How many U.S. soldiers have died since the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom?

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2. What obstacles do U.S. troops face in Iraq? What is the Bush administration's position on Iraq and the presence of U.S. troops?

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3. To what period of history is the Bush administration comparing post-war Iraq? Why? What do you think the Pentagon means when it says that "Iraq will not turn into a quagmire like Vietnam"?

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Related Links

CNN.com: U.S. deaths in Iraq surpass 'end of major combat' total (http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/08/26/sprj.irq.intl.main/index.html)

CNN.com Special: The New Iraq (http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/new.iraq/)

Keywords

Iraq, U.S. troops, Bush administration, death toll, resistance, tactics, post-WWII Germany, quagmire