1. Foreign Policy Failures Under Clinton and Bush

2. I. The Clinton Era: “Damned if you do, damned if you don’t” A. The Dangers of Intervention: Black Hawk Down in Somalia

4. B. The Dangers of Doing Nothing: Genocide in Rwanda

6. II. From 537 to 9/11 – Bush’s 1 st Year as President

7. Judge Robert Rosenberg examining a ballot Judge Robert Rosenberg examining a dimpled ballot Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

9. A. The 9/11 Attack

13. B. Imperialism, Israel and Islam: Bin Ladin Justifies 9/11

14. C. The Immediate American Response i. Attacking al Qaeda and War in Afghanistan ii. Securing Our Liberty: The Patriot Act and the Department of Homeland Security

15. C. The Immediate American Response: Attacking al Qaeda and War in Afghanistan

16. III. From Afghanistan to Iraq and the Axis of Evil A. A Jumble of Justifications: Weapons of Mass Destruction & War in Iraq

17. B. Winning the War: Capturing Baghdad and Saddam Hussein

21. C. Losing the Peace: i. Human Rights Fiascos: Abu Gharib & Guantanamo Bay

23. ii. Suicide Bombers, Security Failures, and Ordinary Iraqis http://www.iraqbodycount.org/