1. What announcement did President Obama make this week that reversed his position on detainees at Guantanamo Bay prison ("Gitmo")?

2. What action will Defense Secretary Gates take regarding Afghanistan that is different from the President's stated goal of pulling all troops out of the country?

3. What vow did Barack Obama make regarding Gitmo when he was campaigning for president?

4. What would House Armed Services Committee chairman Howard McKeon have liked President Obama to do when making his decision about the Gitmo prisoners?

5. Why did the ACLU criticize President Obama's policy reversal on Gitmo detainees?

6. Why did the outcome of the first civilian trial for a Gitmo terrorist cause strong opposition to any further such trials?

7. Debra Burlingame is the sister of Charles "Chic" Burlingame III, the pilot of the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 that was flown into the Pentagon on 9/11 by Al Qaeda terrorists. Why is she upset about President Obama's announcement?

8. Ask a parent if he/she approves of the president's reversal on Gitmo detainees and to explain his/her answer.