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After radical Islamic terrorists struck the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, swung into action. His every thought was about keeping America safe. But 9/11 was only one of several major crises Bush would have to face. Elizabeth Spalding, senior fellow at Pepperdine University School of Public Policy, examines Bush’s challenging presidency.
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George W. Bush: The War on Terror
Presented by Elizabeth Spalding
After radical Islamic terrorists struck the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, George W. Bush, the new 43rd President of the United States, swung into action. His every thought was about keeping America safe.
Supported by a highly experienced team consisting of Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, Bush—himself a former Texas Air National Guard fighter pilot--declared a War on Terror. The real-life villain was Osama Bin Laden, the leader of the Islamic terrorist group Al Qaeda and the mastermind of the 9/11 attack.
Bush emphasized that he would “make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them.” This put Afghanistan’s Taliban regime, which had given Al Qaeda safe haven, in the crosshairs.
In October 2001, Bush ordered military action in Afghanistan. Within two months, the Taliban was overthrown, replaced by a new government friendly to the United States. Osama Bin Laden, however, evaded capture.
Bush could have ended it there. But he worried that a new attack, perhaps of
