... evidence or even a clear target to bomb. Cooler heads outnumbered those who called to arms fearing escalation of the carnage and pleaded with Bush to not act hastily or place blame without evidence. Congress men and women whom often spoke out against increasing the defense budget decided our ... intrusive. THE POLITICIANS: The public were not the only people affected by the events of September 11th. Politicians too have had to make changes. Bush's approach early on appeared to contrast strongly with that of former President Bill Clinton, whose Democratic team coined the term "humanitaria...

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... begin to dispel the myths and harness the truth. ON FREE DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS; WHY WE ARE HERE Has anyone thought about why we have Bush for President? Joseph Stalin said "those who cast the votes decide nothing; those who count the votes decide everything."" It seems most people ... American style of Democracy. Many might recall in the 2000 election that Al Gore had the popular vote - meaning more U.S. citizens wanted Gore than Bush - but Bush won? The Electoral College - which consists of politically adept professionals who decide for us who will run our government - was designed by ou...

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... massive rescue and then clean-up effort. "As reports circulate that the U.S. is planning to scale down its troop commitment in Iraq, President Bush has vowed that U.S. forces will not leave the region before both Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden are captured or killed. In an interview ... and Afghanistan, saying troops will remain "until the job is done. Period." Asked whether his reference to the U.S.'s "job" included apprehending Hussein and bin Laden, Bush said, "Yes, that's part of it." "But even bigger is a free and democratic society," he added. "That is the mission." The preside...

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... massive rescue and then clean-up effort. "As reports circulate that the U.S. is planning to scale down its troop commitment in Iraq, President Bush has vowed that U.S. forces will not leave the region before both Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden are captured or killed. In an interview ... and Afghanistan, saying troops will remain "until the job is done. Period." Asked whether his reference to the U.S.'s "job" included apprehending Hussein and bin Laden, Bush said, "Yes, that's part of it." "But even bigger is a free and democratic society," he added. "That is the mission." The preside...

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... is as interesting is how to explain certain State's reasoning towards these attacks, and how they reacted afterwards. Soon after the attacks, the Bush government closely turned their heads to "Al Qaeda, a terrorist group led by Osama Bin Laden which had previously shown much discontent from ... The United States, previous to these attacks, had been allies to The Middle East and even Bin Laden, during the Gulf War. President George W. Bush made a very clear point towards such terror threats; "they must all be eliminated"; After all, one single terrorist group had disoriented a whole ......

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... the all-powerful United States of America, but they did not think of the consequences of there hindering attack on the US. President Bush declared after the terrorist attack "Justice demands that those who helped or harbored the terrorists be punished, and punished severely. The enormity of ... all resources of the United States and our cooperating friends and allies to pursue those responsible for this evil, until justice is done." (President Bush). This means anyone, not a small attendance of people, but any single person who helped or harbored terrorists. If that means the heartless ...

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... rather drastically during the first days after September 11th. Various acts of vandalism took place all over the country. However, they became almost nonexistent after some strong words from President Bush, pleading the American public not to engage in barbaric actions. But it's tough. People are scared, now more than ever. Almost everyday someone gets exposed to anthrax. And who knows ... was to so frighten our government that we wouldn't seek justice; that somehow we would cower in the face of their threats and not respond, abroad or at home, {George W. Bush} said on October 11, in a ...

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... . In an article written by David Ray Griffin the sixth paragraph begins with the lines "There is no doubt that the attacks brought benefits. Indeed, several members of the Bush administration publicly said so. The president himself declared that the attacks provide 'a great opportunity.'2 Donald Rumsfeld stated that 9/11 created 'the kind of opportunities that World War II ... of Bill Clinton's affair with Lewinsky passed this sum with a cost of 40 million dollars. If a sexual affair is more important than the deaths of almost 3,000 Americans, then the Bush Administration neede...

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... of the United States shelling of holy sites in Iraq caused people to wonder about the U.S. The attacks on September 11, 2001 had a big part in immigration. In 2002, President Bush passed the Homeland Security Act, creating an umbrella entity charged with keeping the U.S. safe from future terrorist attacks. According to ABC News "Immigration enforcement increased dramatically after September 11. Immigrant ... , but it was a war we had to fight and win. The 9/11 terrorist attack also brought the United States closer together as a country. "America is united," President George W. Bush state...

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... faith or at all Middle Eastern people. The people of the U.S. are also demanding revenge and reparations for the attacks. These demands have resulted in President Bush declaring an "all out war on terrorism."(Bush's speech). One of the major and probably the most common effect of the attacks is the lasting fear of further attacks and the worry for friends, family ... ...

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... a desire for revenge. Studies have shown that acting on this anger and need for revenge can increase feelings of anger, guilt, and distress, rather than decreasing them. Nevertheless, President George W. Bush warned'the United States will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts? (Kennedy). Terrorism is an act that must stop and be eliminated to allow humans to ... over fifteen hijackers of Islamic descent, took over the planes and steered themselves into the World Trade Center and Pentagon; in turn killing themselves and thousands of innocent Americans. President ...

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... show a new form of an entry document. The form used must be biometric identification. Fingerprints are an example of biometrics. The act will take into effect in the year 2002 (Bush). "Biometric technologies are the basis of an extensive array of highly secure identification and personal verification solutions- (DHS). The Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act stated such identification must ... take place. The bill also calls for four hundred investigators to be added to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (Bush). Security measures have been made stricter for the sake of limi...

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... hate that some countries and people have for us, and the lengths they are willing to go to in order to exercise it. After the attacks, Americans wanted vengeance. President Bush called for a "War on Terrorism- in order to eliminate terrorists and the threats that they impose on us and our way of living. The country approved, and the American public ... troops are fighting for- in order to protest them fighting for it. The President's job first and foremost is to protect the citizens of our own country. I believe that President Bush is doing everything in his power to do just that (Patri...

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... along with the conflict with Iraq. The Star commented that "his focus on domestic issues was aimed at soothing the fears of many in the United States who accuse the Bush administration of ignoring the serious challenges facing the biggest economy in the world while directing its attention to removing Saddam Hussein". This type of politics cost George ... Bush Sr. his presidency, and seemingly will cost this George his own. Neglecting our own domestic issues is a specialty of Republican politics, but our time will come with the changing of ... ...

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... and condemned the government during the Vietnam War and even as recently as the 9/11 terrorist attacks continued its revolt by not displaying flag lapels. Most recently as President George Bush was winning support from the Senate and House on authority to use force against Iraq, the news media was painting a different picture ... . Bush won the legal authority he sought by a 296-133 vote in the House and a 77-23 vote in the Senate, but of the 81 sound bites used by the media ... ...

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... down in history as one of the most tragic disasters to hit the United States of America. The supposed mastermind behind these attacks was Osama Bin Laden. The FBI and Bush administration were quick to respond and tell the media they had no signs of the oncoming attacks with airplanes. After looking at facts and the evidence it is very obvious ... ...

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... . It is believed that a total of firefighters, airline passengers and crew were killed. After all these happenings all US Embassies and US forces were put on the highest alert. President Bush called the crashes "A national tragedy" and says, "Make no mistake: The United States will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts" The united states had officially blames ... ...

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... fighting now. "America's New War/War on Terrorism" is the title of the war on the Taliban. New war and new concept makes for a new style of fighting. First, President Bush declared war not on a country, but a war on terrorism worldwide. How can you fight that? Easy, you take war to new level. That's what we've done. We waited two ... ...

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... the World Trade Center, America has taken a stand against terrorist groups in foreign countries. "We will not stop until every terrorist group in the world has been stopped," proclaimed George W. Bush. This means that if America has to go on to foreign soil to stop terrorism then that is what it is going to take. Many Americans support the prevention and ... ...

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... incident in the US led War on Iraq. Although it may not be directly linked to the WTC attacks, there is a possibility that one of the reasons that President George W. Bush went to war was because of a fear of déjà vu, that is, that similar events to the September 11 attacks would once again occur, this time launched by Saddam ... ...

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... Pentagon. (http://www.infoplease.com/spot/sept112001.html) This attack was completely unsuspected. It used our own technology against us. It achieved its goals of fear, no matter what President Bush says. After the deadly attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon of September 11, 2001, the United States went to war against international terrorism. The US government has ... ...

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