Former President George W. Bush outlines for the first time in a new documentary how events unfolded for him following the 9-11 attacks.
In the National Geographic Channel special, “George W. Bush: The 9-11 Interview,” the former President talks about the chaotic moments after the attacks and the reasoning behind decisions he made that day.
Bush reflects on being told about the attacks while visiting schoolchildren in Florida and the difficulty in getting accurate information in what he calls “the fog of war.” He also talks about returning to the White House to address Americans in the hours after the terrorist attacks.
Fearing a possible psychological boost for al-Qaeda, Bush said he, quote, “damn sure wasn’t going to give it from a bunker in Nebraska.”
The former President recalls the emotional visit to Ground Zero just three days after the World Trade Center Towers were destroyed.
He describes “a palpable bloodlust” among workers in the ruins who were encouraging him to retaliate against those behind the attacks.
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I literally saw 2nd aeroplane lambast into WTC 2 with my own 2 eyes {not on TV but the real thing:- i.e. I knew about 9/11 before even Bush knew about 9/11}, and it is so etched & seared into my mind, that I remember it as clearly & as vividly as if it was just yesterday morning.
We will never forgive you G.W.Bush, the victims of islamic jihad will never forgive you either. You betrayed us all the very next day. You surrendered this nation and the entire western world without as much as naming the enemy when you proclaimed that “islam is a religion of peace” the very next day.