CONTEMPORARY AMERICA 1992 2013
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the tracking down the Shah of Iran who had Nuclear weapons
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by negotiating peace with Israelis and Palestineans
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the tracking down of an Al’Queada terrorist that attacked the World Trade Centers
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by ending the war in Afghanistan
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Detailed explanation-1: -The United States went to Afghanistan in 2001 to wage a necessary war of self-defense. On September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists attacked our country. They were able to plan and execute such a horrific attack because their Taliban hosts had given them safe haven in Afghanistan.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Taliban are a predominantly Pashtun, Islamic fundamentalist group that returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021 after waging a twenty-year insurgency.
Detailed explanation-3: -One of the principal goals of al Qaeda was to drive the United States armed forces out of Saudi Arabia (and elsewhere on the Saudi Arabian peninsula) and Somalia by violence. Members of al Qaeda issued fatwahs (rulings on Islamic law) indicating that such attacks were both proper and necessary.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following best describes Pakistan with regard to the Taliban? Pakistan was used as a hiding place by the Taliban.