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1. What was President Bush doing when he heard of the attacks?
- at a school listening to kids read,his morning started off with a morning running, he was in a classrom listening to the classes lesson! Someone told him that there was a second plane that hit the second tour- America was under attack, Bush face just dropped and angry, then he focused on the children realizing he has to protect them and everyone. He wanted to be calm, then he left the classroom and went to a private room and made calls and listened to TV, he knew he had to be calm because if he wasn't know one would be. Next he had to give a statement to the parents about the learning but instead gave a statement about the attack. They left immedatly and were flying down the road. He got to the plane and wanted to go home/DC!
2. According to President Bush, what is the first thing a leader needs to do for the country in times of crisis?
- stay calm because if he isn't calm them everybody would freak out,
3. Why did the Secret Service refuse to allow President Bush to go back to Washington D.C. right away?
- because Al-Quida had attacked the Pentagon so the Secret Service didn't want him to go into a city that had just been attacked, Secret Service said no we are not going back but Bush wanted/ need to be there. They felt it would not responsible to go back right away because they didn't know if there was more coming. He was going to place where know one knew where he was going. He was having trouble trying to contact people. When he watched the videos he was heartbroken because he couldn't do anything about it. He made an order saying all the planes that did not respond make them go down because they were more likely hijacked! The fourth plane went down in a field in Pennslyvania, Bush thought because of that order it went down in a field, but there were herioc passengers on the plane.
4. What did the US government/military do to to ensure another attack did not occur?
- closed all airports across the country so no airplane could leave and they forced every airplane in the air to land, they are on highalert status, they will show the world they can pass this
5. Why was President Bush sent to Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha?
- this was the safest place because there was a very secure bunker and great communication ways,Secret Service said they felt this would be the safest place to go.
6. Why did President Bush eventually insist on going back to Washington D.C. later that day against the will of the Secret Service?
- they didnt want the terrorists to have the satisfaction of him not being in DC when he gave his speech- if he gave his speech in Omaha it would be like the terrosist won!
7. What was the point of President Bush's message to the nation on the evening of 9-11?
- to assure the people of America that justice would be served, things are going to be ok.
8. Why did President Bush decide not to blame the CIA/FBI for not doing their job?
- because we have a bigger job to do and he didn't want to point fingers
9. How did President Bush feel when he heard that Osama bin Laden had been killed?- Obama called him telling him that he was killed, Bush told Obama congrats for killing him! Bush felt greatful and what needed to be done was done.
Rest of class we did European map.
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