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Les Aspin, an Uncommon card
Leslie Aspin Jr. was an American Democratic Party politician and economist who served as the U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district from 1971 to 1993 and as the 18th United States Secretary of Defense under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1994.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 69
- Power
- 147
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 81,000
Power 147 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Les Aspin quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Les Aspin card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In Congress, Aspin had a reputation as an ______ who took a middle-of-the-road position on controversial issues.
Answer
intellectual. In Congress, Aspin had a reputation as an intellectual who took a middle-of-the-road position on controversial issues. From the Les Aspin article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He played a major role in convincing the House to support the January ____ resolution supporting the use of force by President George H. W. Bush against Iraq, after it invaded Kuwait.
Answer
1990s. He played a major role in convincing the House to support the January 1991 resolution supporting the use of force by President George H. W. Bush against Iraq, after it invaded Kuwait. From the Les Aspin article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- In Congress, Aspin had a reputation as an intellectual who took a middle-of-the-road position on controversial issues.
- He supported the Reagan administration regarding the MX missile and aid to the Nicaraguan Contras, but he opposed the B-2 bomber and the Strategic Defense Initiative.
- He played a major role in convincing the House to support the January 1991 resolution supporting the use of force by President George H. W. Bush against Iraq, after it invaded Kuwait.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Les Aspin article was read about 81,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 69: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Les Aspin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : DoD, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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