Reading time – 1:33 . . .
The category is U.S. Foreign Policy
For $250, your clue: Tora Bora in 2001
“Where and when did U.S. Special Forces and CIA operatives have Osama bin Laden trapped, when President George W. Bush refused to commit the necessary forces to capture bin Laden and, thus, allowed him to escape? We’re still wondering why.”
For $500, your clue: To catch Osama bin Laden
“What was the reason given for the full scale invasion of Afghanistan?”
For $750, your clue: No
“Was bin Laden in Afghanistan when the U.S. invaded?”
For $1,000, your clue: To close down terrorist training facilities
“What was the next stated reason for continuing the war in Afghanistan?”
For $1,250, your clue: To defeat the Taliban
“What was the next stated reason for continuing the war in Afghanistan?”
For $1,500, your clue: To establish democracy
“What was the next stated reason for continuing the war in Afghanistan?”
For $1,750, your clue: To train Afghani troops
“What was the next stated reason for continuing the war in Afghanistan?”
For $2,000, your clue: Huh?
“What was the next stated reason for continuing the war in Afghanistan?”
For $2,250, your clue: A string of lies
“What was the justification for the U.S. invasion of Iraq?”
For $2,500, your clue: Zero
“How many WMDs did Saddam Hussein have?”
For $2,750, your clue: Iraqi oil
“What would pay the trillions of dollars that the war in Iraq would cost, according to Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense?”
For $3,000, your clue: Pakistan
“What was the first country to be targeted by U.S. drones?”
For $3,500, your clue: Libya
“What is the most recent country to be targeted by U.S. drones?”
For $4,000, your clue: There isn’t one
“What is the plan for U.S. military disengagement from the middle east?”
For $4,500, your clue: Bomb them
“What is John Bolton’s solution for everything?”
For $5,000, your clue: The generals
“Who is President Trump not smarter than?”
For $7,500, your clue: Neither
“Who has the best plan for dealing with North Korea and Iran, Trump or Bolton?”
For $10,000, your clue: Diplomacy
“What do both Trump and Bolton not understand and refuse to use as the primary tool of U.S. foreign policy?”
For $15,000, your clue: Never
“When will the U.S. no longer be at war?”
For $20,000 and the Foreign Policy Championship, your clue: China
“As a result of self-defeating U.S. foreign policies, which country will own this century?”
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One Response to Jax Jeopardy Game, Season 1, Episode 1
Jay Becker April 2, 2018
Speaking of ‘owning this century,’ I recommend Alfred McCoy’s latest book: “In the Shadows of the American Century.” He puts together the global conundrums facing the U.S. with more sweep and necessary detail than anything I’ve seen.