1. What was President Bush doing when he heard of the attacks?
Reading to a second grade class in Florida.
2. According to President Bush, what is the first thing a leader needs to do for the country in times of crisis?
project calmness to his people.
3. Why did the Secret Service refuse to allow President Bush to go back to Washington D.C. right away?
because it would be irresponsible to go back when the city was still a target.
4. What did the US government/military do to to ensure another attack did not occur?
closed airports and grounded all plains. air force to shot down commercial aircraft that didn't land.
5. Why was President Bush sent to Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha?
because it was it was the safest place to be at the time.
6. Why did President Bush eventually insist on going back to Washington D.C. later that day against the will of the Secret Service?
because he needed to get home.
7. What was the point of President Bush's message to the nation on the evening of 9-11?
to comfort the citizens of the attacks, while also being the closest to declaring war.
8. Why did President Bush decide not to blame the CIA/FBI for not doing there job?
no use pointing fingers
9. How did President Bush feel when he heard that Osama bin Laden had been killed?
gratefull and sence of closure.
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