1.  List the countries that border Syria.  Name the capital of Syria.  Who is the president of Syria? (For a map, go to WorldAtlas.com.)

2.  What actual details did the reporter of this article give about the attack on the American Embassy in Damascus yesterday?

3.  What did U.S. spokesmen Tom Casey and Tony Snow say needs to happen to improve relations between Syria and the U.S.?

4.  List the three reasons given in paragraph 4 for why the attack on the American Embassy was surprising.

5.  What reasons
are suggested by experts on the Middle East (David Schenker and Tony
Badran in paragraphs 5-9) for how the terrorists were able to carry out
the attack?