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George Bush 9/11 Speech
In 2001, George W. Bush gave a speech to Congress after the terrorist attack on 9/11. Although I was 10 years old and unable to understand everything then, I am able to understand them now. And as an American citizen I stand by Bush wanting to keep America free and the world a safe place for all human’s to live in. Bush gave this speech on September 20, 2001. Nine days after America had been attacked by terrorists. Bush makes sure to thank many people, including all of America for pulling together and helping each other in this time of confusion and weakness. He then goes on to explain to American why we were attacked and who these terrorists were. They terrorists were al-Qaida, whose goal is to remake the world and impose their radical beliefs on people everywhere. And when it comes down to the important part of Bush’s message, he lets American know that we are going to take matters into our own hands and these terrorists will be taken down.
In order to make everyone feel that Bush is paying attention to everything going on, he reassures us that despite what happened American is doing just fine, “My fellow citizens, for the last nine days, the entire world has seen for itself the state of union, and it is strong” (Bush) he then goes on to speak about how America is going to solve the issue of terrorism by having the terrorists turn themselves over, “And tonight the United States of America makes the following demands on the Taliban. Deliver to United States authorities all of the leaders of al-Qaida who hide in your land. Release all foreign nationals, including American citizens you have unjustly imprisoned. Protect foreign journalists, diplomats and aid workers in your country. Close immediately and permanently every terrorist training camp in Afghanistan. And hand over every terrorist and every person and their support structure to appropriate authorities. Give the United States full access to terrorist training camps, so we can make sure they are no longer

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