Tuesday, September 18th

We went over the canda map now we are going to watch an interview with president bush about 9/11.

1. What was President Bush doing when he heard of the attacks? He was sitting in a classroom listening to children read.

2. According to President Bush, what is the first thing a leader needs to do for the country in times of crisis? Stay calm

3. Why did the Secret Service refuse to allow President Bush to go back to Washington D.C. right away? They felt it was irresponsible for him to go back because they didnt know what else was coming.

4. What did the US government/military do to to ensure another attack did not occur? He made all commercial airplanes land immediatley

5. Why was President Bush sent to Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha? Because they thought it was the safest place for him to be.

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 needed to get home and show everyone that he was on top of the situation in the oval office.

7. What was the point of President Bush's message to the nation on the evening of 9-11?   that we were going to have justice served to make sure everyone knew they were going to protect the country, and it was as close to declaring war as he could get.

8. Why did President Bush decide not to blame the CIA/FBI for not doing there job? 

9. How did President Bush feel when he heard that Osama bin Laden had been killed?

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