The deterioration of the situation in Iraq, along with the unconventional warfare in Afghanistan and Pakistan, led the Army to produce a field manual in 2006 that focused on how to carry out __________ missions
a. conventional c. counterinsurgency
b. counter-terrorism d. nuclear
C
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The collapse of housing prices in 2007-2009 illustrates that:
a. market systems drive less-competitive firms out of business. b. market systems are prone to economic booms and busts. c. market systems generate great income inequality. d. market systems are not as productive as planned economies.
Which of the following is true about rationality?
A) Decision-makers often lack necessary information to accurately estimate the costs of an action. B) It is relatively easy to determine the national interest, because all states are interested in power. C) States arrive at decisions through their strongest leader, which is also known as the unitary-actor assumption. D) It is easy to calculate intangible political benefits against the tangible costs of a war.
In which of the following ways was political patronage instrumental in the assassination of President James Garfield?
a. His assassin was a disappointed political office-seeker. b. His assassin objected to the Pendleton Act. c. His assassin was a civil servant. d. His assassin was critical of the spoils system.
Neorealists have argued that the spread of nuclear weapons to more states may be stabilizing because deterrence will work
Indicate whether this statement is true or false