Today's song was "Mr. Roboto" by Styx.
We went over the Canada map again eh. The test is tomorrow eh.
1. What was President Bush doing when he heard of the attacks?
Reading to a classroom in Florida.
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?
Because they didn't know whether or not they would be attacked.
4. What did the US government/military do to to ensure another attack did not occur?
Force every commercial aircraft to land or else it would be shot down.
5. Why was President Bush sent to Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha?
There was a very secure bunker and lots of communication there.
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 a speech from the Oval Office, because he felt that if he didn't the enemy would feel like they succeeded.
7. What was the point of President Bush's message to the nation on the evening of 9-11?
He wanted to keep the nation from going into chaos and keep them calm.
8. Why did President Bush decide not to blame the CIA/FBI for not doing their job?
He wanted the intelligence community to look forward instead of backwards.
9. How did President Bush feel when he heard that Osama bin Laden had been killed?
He congratulated Obama and the people who killed him. He was also grateful to them.
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