1.  What advice does Cliff May give to the 2008 presidential candidates?

2.  Mr. May acknowledges that it is rare for politicians to talk the way he suggests. In 1940 when Hitler's armies were "wiping off the map one European nation after another," what did many people in Britain believe was the wisest course of action?

3.  What did newly elected British Prime Minister Winston Churchill tell people at that time?

4.  What did Churchill say about British policy towards Germany?

5.  a) Mr. May ends his commentary by saying "I suspect more than a few Americans would vote for a candidate who tells us the mullahs are dead wrong."  Would you vote for the presidential candidate who tells the voters the hard truth and adopts a Churchillian policy against al Qaeda and Iran?  Explain your answer.
b) Show a parent this commentary and ask him/her to answer this question also.  Discuss your answers.

6.  OPTIONAL: Send an email to Cliff May at info@defenddemocracy.org to express your opinion about his commentary.  Be clear, concise and polite.

• Read a biography of Winston Churchill "Churchill, A Life" by his official biographer Sir Martin Gilbert. For information, click here.   Or Sir Gilbert's more recent "Churchill and America."