A Nation in Crisis
During the morning hours of September 11th, 2001, on a day that seemed unlike any other, one of the most infamous events in the United States occurred. Four planes were hijacked by a group of terrorists affiliated with an organization known as al Qaeda. Two of the planes crashed into the twin towers killing 2,792 people and leaving hundreds more wounded. This attack not only killed Americans but also many other foreigners working in the twin towers. The third plane clipped the Pentagon killing and injuring several more people, and the last plane, whose primary target was the White House, crashed in rural Pennsylvania. America was shocked, mortified, and was in need of information. Rumor after rumor started, and the only person able to stop them and answer the questions the attack left behind was our newly elected president, George W. Bush. He gave a couple of speeches in response to the attacks, but none of them were up to par with what America wanted. He......
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