1.  Define mandate (para. 3), pre-emption (10), and tenet (15)

2.  What two different announcements did the White House make about Iran yesterday?

3.  For what reason does the Secretary of Iran's Security Council say they will talk with Iraq?  What had President Bush accused Iran of doing that led to Iran/Iraq talks?

4.  What is the National Security Strategy?  What does the Strategy reaffirm?

5.  What concerns does the U.S. have about Iran in addition to its development of nuclear weapons? List 4.

6.  What areas of concern regarding North Korea are listed in the National Security Strategy? List 5.

7.  President Bush is attempting to work out the problem of Iran's nuclear weapons diplomatically through the U.N.  If that is not successful and he chooses pre-emption, would you support his decision?  Explain your answer.