1. REVIEW

2. Israel Are you more sympathetic to the Israelis or the Palestinians? Why?

3. USA After 9/11. the US called for the capture (and death) of Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. So why was the US supporting BOTH of these “bad guys” in the 1980s?

4. Iran Why did so many secular Iranians support the Islamic Revolution in 1979?

5. Islam Why is “jihad” such a controversial term?

6. Afghanistan In what way did the USA make the same mistake the Soviet Union made 20 years earlier?

7. Iran For what reasons is the US sometimes called the “Great Satan” by Iranians?

8. Iraq Why do you think the United States really invaded Iraq in 2003?

9. Israel What were the causes of both the first and second Intifadas?

10. Israel Were both the Camp David Accords and the Oslo Accords fair to all sides (including the Palestinians?)

11. Iran What do you think the next stage of Iranian history will be? What will happen next?

12. Israel What is preventing a lasting peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians?

13. Iraq Did the US “do the right thing” in Operation Desert Storm? (The 1991 Gulf War)