QUESTION #1: In a 900 to 1200 word document, describe what you believe were the major influences that impacted President Bush’s 2007 decision to expand the Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) Program in Iraq from 10 to 20 teams, as well as deploying them to multiple locations within the country. Your answer should open with a short statement about the decision maker, the decision, and what you believe was the key influence that drove the decision, followed by a description of several of the key internal and external (domestic and international) influences as depicted in the National Security Environment framework (TSDM 3-2, p. 19).
