Question

The leaking of documents from this conflict led to the resignation of Anneli Jäätteenmäki (“AHN-el YAH-ten-mah-key”), Finland’s first female prime minister. A 45-minute claim in the September Dossier justifying this (20[1])war was (20[1])“sexed up” to be scarier. (20[2])The Assassins’ Gate (20[1])was an entry point to a protected (0[1])zone established in this conflict. (20[1]0[2])Frederick Kagan’s (0[1])“Choosing Victory” plan (0[1])for this conflict was the origin of the (*) Troop Surge. (10[2])The Chilcot (0[1])Inquiry (10[2])questioned a Prime Minister’s (0[1])invocation of a “special relationship” (10[1])as a pretense (10[1])for joining this (10[1])war. In the leadup (0[1])to this war, a vial that could hold anthrax (0[1])was presented (10[2])to the UN by Colin (10[1]0[1])Powell. (10[2])Tony (10[3])Blair’s government (10[2])participated in, (10[2])for 10 points, what American-led conflict that toppled Saddam Hussein? (10[1]0[1])■END■ (10[7]0[1])

ANSWER: Iraq War [or Operation Iraqi Freedom; accept anything referring to the war in Iraq or US invasion of Iraq or US occupation of Iraq; accept Second Iraq War; accept Second Gulf War or Gulf War II; prompt on War on Terror; reject just “Gulf War”]
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Summary

2023 PACE NSC06/10/2023Y3594%17%0%87.94

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Deven HagenThomas Jefferson AJohn Adams B2720
Carson JacobsonWinnebagoHoover B2920
Cole HartungKinkaidMoberly3420
Vishesh VermaTroyThomas Jefferson C3420
Ryan ZhangThomas Jefferson BIrvington A3720
Safal SapkotaElkhorn NorthDallas County440
Ryan FitzgeraldNorthmont AWilliam Fremd490
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtHunter ANorman4920
Bryce CruiseHeightsMira Loma490
Ethan BositaSt. Mark'sNorthmont B510
Alex CrowellRockford Auburn AJohn Adams A540
Will CarstensDetroit Catholic Central AInnovation Academy A6410
Costas PavlouDetroit Country DaySaint Joseph6410
Ian MannWalter PaytonBelvidere660
Aaron ZhouWinston Churchill AJohns Creek B6710
Ben HorningWaukeePlymouth6710
Charles YoungBarrington ACincinnati Hills Christian710
Sam MacchiBelmontMaggie Walker C7610
Sophie HiggsRichard MontgomeryDetroit Catholic Central C7910
Timothy PorterMaggie Walker AMidtown8210
Hari VeginatiStevenson AMaggie Walker B860
Alan FanThomas Jefferson DMercer County950
Chakri GudlavalletiDunbarChattahoochee A9710
Sam KonkelJohns Creek AParkway West9710
Fahian JoyHunter BChattahoochee B1020
Anila MoparthiLincoln-Way EastDetroit Catholic Central B10210
Luke SnyderRockford Auburn BNew Brighton10310
Ulden GaoWinston Churchill BWest Point10310
Prahalad RaoSolonChoate Rosemary Hall10410
Tony HanCarbondaleNorris10410
John Hines-ShahHinsdale CentralInnovation Academy B10410
C. SchenkelWashingtonBarrington B10610
Christian AllenDallas CountyElkhorn North10610
Joseph GeovanesCarl SandburgLake Highland10810
Jason JacobStevenson BUniversity Lab10810
Russell DillakNorthmont BSt. Mark's1180
Camden WilliamsMexicoWoodland11810
Noah McRedmondCincinnati Hills ChristianBarrington A11910
Aatreyo BhattacharyyaMira LomaHeights1190
Stella BroomeMaggie Walker BStevenson A11910
Martin AmesChattahoochee BHunter B11910
Pranav AiyarWilliam FremdNorthmont A11910
Michael CamilleriJohn Adams ARockford Auburn A11910
Kritanu SahaMercer CountyThomas Jefferson D11910
Donovan JensenBelvidereWalter Payton11910