Today we finished the video on George Bush.
National Geographic 9-11 Interview With George W. Bush:
1. What was President Bush doing when he heard of the attacks?
He was in Flordia reading to a class of kids
2. According to President Bush, what is the first thing a leader needs to do for the country in times of crisis?
To enstil a sense of calm, to keep the whole nation calm
3. Why did the Secret Service refuse to allow President Bush to go back to Washington D.C. right away?
That his life might be in danger, that there might be more planes out there
4. What did the US government/military do to to ensure another attack did not occur?
They grounded all flights, all planes that were up in the air forced down, and if a plane wasn't resoponding they had permission to shoot it down. For a while they had planes flying over D.C. to keep it safe
5. Why was President Bush sent to Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha?
Its in the middle of the country, very safe, no one knew about it, and they had underground bunkers, a good communication.
6. Why did President Bush eventually insist on going back to Washington D.C. later that day against the will of the Secret Service?
He wanted to give his speech in the oval office instead of in the underground bunker so it didn't give the terriorst another victory that the president scared.
7. What was the point of President Bush's message to the nation on the evening of 9-11?
That who ever did it they were gonna bring them to justice, pretty much declaring war without actually saying it.
8. Why did President Bush decide not to blame the CIA/FBI for not doing there job
He didn't beleive that would do any good, he beleived going foward was the best thing.
9. How did President Bush feel when he heard that Osama bin Laden had been killed?
A sense of closure, sense of gratitude that justice had been done.
Next we talked about the project we will be starting:
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