In a 2006 jointly issued report, U.S. intelligence agencies concluded that the Iraq conflict
a. would end successfully within a two-year period.
b. would end in the defeat of U.S. forces.
c. would end successfully only if Iraq was divided into three countries, one for each of its main groups—the Kurds, Sunnis, and Shiites.
d. had increased the number of terrorists and the terrorist threat worldwide.
g. had strengthened America's strategic position in the world.
Answer: d