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On September 11th 2001, the United States came under attack. The George Bush administration describe the morning that changed the world forever.
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[@i.ak.1684]

Imagine being an American citizen, a reporter, hearing your nation is under attack and seeing the president of your nation right in front of you, getting the same message.

[@hewadsaad1378]

They want to diminish Allahs light with their mouth, but Allah rejects and perfects his light, even if the disbelievers dislike it Quran❤❤ Here the disbeliever is not an ordinary disbeliever walking on the street, it is a kind who knows the truth and tries to hide it! The same people who lied about weapons of mass destructions in Iraq, the same people blamed 9/11 on us! Read book “the trigger”, or watch “beyond September the 11” by Imran hossein.

[@redsed1565]

and continuing to read to the kids like he gave a rats!

[@DJNeon-C1990]

@@redsed1565 ah, because the more appropiate reaction would have been standing up and gittily saying "sorry kids, gotta go, people are dying as we speak!"

[@redsed1565]

@@DJNeon-C1990 Spot on Einstein!

[@Codewow]

@@redsed1565 He reacted exactly how he should have. He's the president and he has many people to help control the situation. It's not all on him.

[@Arethesethefacts]

Remember it on the news. My dad just uttered the words "this is the start of something big" chills still go down my spine.

[@AverageAlien]

Yeah, like the government removing your rights further using every tragedy as an excuse and you lapping it up without a second thought

[@drphilsforehead9905]

He could not have been more right

[@RestitutorEuropa]

The entire world and society started to go downhill after 9/11.

[@AdrianPelaj]

How did americans immediately know it was a terrorist attack and not just an accident?

[@actuallicensedteacher1846]

@@AdrianPelaj once the second plane git there was obviously a nefarious act going on.

[@EndangeredVesper17]

His body language during this is perfect for studying and understanding human behaviour. The rapid change in his train of thought and attitude without saying anything is like night and day

[@lifeonthefarm6001]

This is one example of why Trump must never be president.

[@TheJoeschmoe777]

​@@lifeonthefarm6001Lol wut? What does Trump have to do with any of this?

[@retrofilmwork]

@@TheJoeschmoe777 Lmao

[@farazahmed7]

He already knew what was coming. That's why he had such a weak reaction. Man's a great liar but not very good actor

[@VeNuS2910]

his eyes shows he was terrified but still contemplating and putting the kids into great consideration at that moment.

[@littleainsa99]

“A second plane has hit the second tower. America is under attack … and I’m watching a child read.” Knowing war is upon you and seeing the innocence of the babies before your eyes. Chilling.

[@Ulsaf]

Poetic, maybe not the exact right word but it is in a sense. Meeting our future while the present is on fire.

[@watchmehope6560]

Imagine thinking he cared lol.

[@wickedwitchoftheeast88]

I'm no Bush fan and at the time 13 year old me thought wtf is he just sitting there! Now as an adult I get it. That came as such a shock and sitting there with the kids staying calm gave him time to process it and decide what to next and had he got up panicking that would have scared those kids and the world, he needed to stay calm and find out exactly what had happened because everyone was getting their information from the media who filmed it as it was happening.

[@Adamanthon]

He knew everything already, don’t worry.

[@bamaguy5000]

Yeah but you can’t scare the people around you.

[@aileencastaneda3724]

The way he kept calm because he didn’t want to scare the children. You can feel his energy shift and his expressions just shows everything. His expressions just showed every emotion he was going through.

[@derryboyo]

@@southerngirl2181 who?

[@derryboyo]

@@southerngirl2181 you tell them

[@greattrauaile1710]

@Mr. Prick Well, I have a few questions. In 2000, you had 120 fighter intercepts for off-course planes, within minutes. Yet on that day, transponders were off, despite them not only being well aware of a possible terrorist attack (Bin Ladin determined to strike in US), but there also being FOUR jet airlines going off course. The ongoing military exercise at the time caused mass confusion and made it easier for hijackers to reach their desired destination. Some US fighters literally landed in other countries. Unusual stock trading occurred, bets were placed indicating that United and AA's stock would fall by up to 300x the average amount. The PATRIOT act was already in store, and was clearly waiting for some sort of event to occur. I would genuinely like to see a rebuttal to these. If you do have one, feel free to tell me. It clearly wasn't an inside job, but they knew it would happen and let about 3,000 Americans die anyways? Why? To justify the PATRIOT act and imperialism. Not that they really had much of a say in what Al Qaeda would do considering Pentagon fatalities.

[@fibonacci2079]

Kite, Hit, Steel, Plane, Must

[@angle.0255]

@@southerngirl2181 you guys are idiots such a perfect couple

[@Ani-Albanian]

Hearing "America is under attack" has to be surreal especially as president

[@faebalina7786]

Especially when you knew about it ahead of time

[@littleman787]

@@faebalina7786 Keep your tinfoil hat on

[@faebalina7786]

@@littleman787sure little man

[@Amethyst93xo]

@@faebalina7786lies

[@PatriarchyPatrol]

​@@littleman787 You are UsefulGoy

[@jodythomas4324]

That girl in the photo with her hand over her heart, doing it instinctively almost as a sign of patriotism, all with a beaming smile from ear to ear, makes me tear up, I hope she has that picture in a frame on her wall. That little girl makes me proud to be an American.

[@AC-LING666]

🙄🙄

[@18YoungFLY]

That was the girl that was talking

[@jwg5529]

I´m not even american and it made me have the same reaction.

[@timlynch5710]

To the rest of the world she looks like a mind-controlled zombie. Patriotism should never be confused with stupidity (although they are so closely linked)., and In the US they are often synonymous.

[@hamsandjenohbacon]

Corny

[@CreAnt.]

For a couple of minutes that little office in that little school became the headquarter of the greatest military power in history

[@DanielEscamillaPueblo]

Interesting. Never thought of it that way.

[@jamesnm21]

Not really. But even if that was the case there's nothing amazing about that. Space and time are the same everywhere on the planet.

[@johnlake9363]

They sat there watched the TV while "the president" thought it was more important to listen to some kids read a book. You couldn't have done any less at the time then bush did.

[@JG-vj7lm]

I remember coming home from the special needs school I had attended. My father said that the plane crashed into the building and my Grandfather was in the building. Hearing the news at 9 years old became terrifying because my relationship with my Grandad was perfect and loving. My father instantly knew he shouldn't have said that. However I understood that he was in shock. He then proceeded to take my mind of the matter and play wrestle with me and it worked. Reflecting upon that moment I felt a special bond with my dad and later, a relief that my Grandad was late for work that day.

[@vishnusupremex7955]

Glad he was okay❤

[@JG-vj7lm]

@@vishnusupremex7955 Yes he was Vishnu. Thank you for caring. Really appreciate that x

[@markellhawthorne2921]

"They had us in the first half, I'm not gonna lie"

[@JustTanya.]

Oh I'm so glad he was late that day as I'm sure you and your family were. I had a special bond with my Grandfather and when he was killed, it was like a knife in my soul kind of pain that I still feel 20 years later. It's good that your father helped you through that by distraction. It's not very easy to understand at such a young age. 🙇🏻‍♀🙏🏻

[@thebackendchild]

Thank God 🥺🙏💚

[@badddd]

I cannot believe I actually witnessed this, 20 years later I'm still almost speechless..

[@Sam-mx5go]

🌹

[@ashleyklotz3762]

20 years later and every single time, as soon as the planes hit, the towers going down, the people who were jumping.. every single time I start crying. I was 10 and I do remember every bit of that day, including knowing how people were feeling personally after the phone call from my mom that my uncle Billy who worked on the 78th floor of the South Tower, didn't make it out, they survived the impact as they were on the opposite side and he was able to save the few people who were with him and tried to help others but was caught when it went down, he was a marine so anyone left behind was not an option, he was a lot of fun, we were pretty close so I was very upset to hear he was gone

[@rileyrichards8338]

@@ashleyklotz3762 I saw on a KZbin video something traumatic about 9/11 someone recorded someone falling from the tower and showing them hit the ground it’s was traumatizing I saw blood splatter on the floor and there head come of it was horrific 😖

[@ashleyklotz3762]

@@rileyrichards8338 yea it's horrible, absolutely just, I mean you see it happen in movies and dont think anything of it but when you see it, even on camera, knowing that's actually real, is a whole nether level or horror

[@ladyhawk6709]

"Plane, must hit, steel, kite." Seriously?

[@mase60391]

I remember we gave him crap for his lack of reaction at the time but looking back now what was he supposed to do? I think he handled the news in that situation well

[@ceougin20]

I agree. He got heat from a ton of people. I don’t know which side he got crap from because I was too young to remember or care. It didn’t matter anyway. We weren’t left or right, republican or democrat. We were American.

[@mathias8443]

"now watch this drive"...

[@pavan151]

Oddly as I grow older, I really respect his reaction and calmness here. The whole nation on his shoulder yet he was able to stay calm.

[@kaguscon]

He caused it all. Stop it.

[@mikemancini313]

​@@kaguscon OMG YOUR RIGHT. 9/11 WAS AN INSIDE JOB BECAUSE YOU COULD GO INTO THE TOWERS AND WORK. I HEARD JOBS IN THE WORLD TRADE CENTER WERE INSIDE THE BUILDING. OMEGODDD :OOOOO

[@usuariousuario-jf4hf]

Exactly! You get it. To add insult to injury he sent a bunch of people to Guantanamo bay to be tortured knowing full well the deep state were the actual perpetrators. They also passed the patriot act to spy on Americans. They became even more filthy wealthy as well. It was a win win for the nwo

[@gibby9919]

@@kaguscon provided me with hard evidence for that first. Please do note I’m British so 9/11 isn’t too important here

[@ronmka8931]

He plunged the us into 2 costly wars on bogus claims, killing 1 million iraqis due to his so called war on terror. If you really think those 1mil iraqis deserved to die for the 4k Americans that died then you are rotten to the core

[@Xandra1076]

I was 18 on 9/11 and had just started college. I didn't like W at all but I felt then and feel now that his reaction was appropriate. He was in front of a class full of children - the last thing you want to do is frighten them. If he had panicked, everyone would have panicked. He did the right thing in that moment.

[@laurenopferman7278]

Same here. I just happened to run into my International Relations prof watching it unfold on TV through an open door. I thought it was a special effects class. He somberly said it was actually happening. As a poli sci expert, he knew the hell that was about to be unleashed. My young naive brain had no idea just how much knowledge he was about to share with me. As an adult, I now recognize the look on his face as fear.

[@squid3608]

He choreographed everything…that’s why he didn’t panic

[@Technokraz]

As per Muslims this attack never happened and America is lying. They also says that holocaust and hindu Genocide, and kashmiri pandit genocide is lie

[@joshualeonard6801]

He Put those children in danger. If the us is under attack the president could be a target.

[@babazulu4415]

I mean, there is a a lot between a) running out of the room in panic, and b) staying for a while and reading a kids book. He could've just said, hey kids, I'm really sorry but as a president I'm very busy and I have to be somewhere else right now?

[@RFED2O]

We saw it live from London... And it still and still after 23 years sends chills to every paw in my body... I mean how do you overcome this !!!... So i bow down to the families that lost loved ones on that fateful horrible day... Frightening absolutely frightening !!!!!!!!!!!!!... God bless all of you ❤

[@michaelbradley3448]

I was in my 3rd grade classroom. Normal day until my teacher got word about the first plane from the principal. They wheeled a tv into the room and put the news on. While the adults were speculating if it was an attack or accident we all witnessed the second plane crash live as it unfolded. That tragic day is burned into my memory forever.

[@bjlabestre]

As one of many who we're old enough to remember, it just feels like I lived two lives: the one before 9/11 and the life after.

[@rezakarampour6286]

Search . ' The Military Knows Israel Did 911 . '

[@ryandutton2564]

Pretty much ended “the 90’s” vibe

[@65g4]

It was like for my generation where were you when you heard the news. Like for my dads generation where were you when you heard JFK was shot.

[@direfranchement]

That’s fair.

[@doctordrommos6432]

It feels the same way with COVID

[@badledgend1172]

Doesn't matter how many times I watch the footage, doesn't matter that I know the events before and 20 years on, still makes my stomach turn and my heart drop.

[@ssuebunch5639]

Let the truth be exposed

[@GORILLABREATH1]

Someone show me a video of a plane hitting the Pentagon..every inch of the Pentagon both inside and out are under 24/7 video surveillance wher's the tape ????

[@mr.khorsani8740]

It's all staged.

[@mr.khorsani8740]

@@GORILLABREATH1 for real.

[@wavytiger1]

@@GORILLABREATH1 cctv camera barely picked up the nose of the aircraft that was traveling at 530 mph, there was plenty of aircraft wreckage, they found the black box and people on scene can share with you they saw flight crew uniforms attached to body parts, there are marks on the building left by the wings, please go find bigfoot instead okay?

[@TheBigChad]

I’ll never ever forget that day. I was a senior in high school with plans of going to FSU for nursing school and I immediately drove to the army recruitment office and signed up. Me and my best friend went through boot camp together, got the same mos, and we both got deployed together. I was in the second fight for Fallujah, operation phantom fury. For those that don’t know it was the biggest loss of US lives in the entire war. I was in a squad of 5 and we went house by house by house in what now seems like a blur. One of these houses we came to, they were waiting for us. I was the breacher and my best friend was the lead going into this house. Immediately he was met by 2 ak47’s. He got shot 12 times but he managed to take them out before he succumbed to his injuries. I grew up with this kid, known him since I was 6 years old and at 21 years old I held him in my arms as he took his last breath. People used to call us twins because we looked so much alike and we were never separated. Memories from being 15 and getting drunk in the woods with our friends and throwing a box of 9mm into a bon fire and seeing who would stick around the longest. We were from Florida so we had no problem swimming in rivers with snakes and alligators. All the dumb things we did as kids and somehow we survived Florida lmao. But those times made us fearless, and it made us really good at what we did in the army until that day. Maybe we should have had more fear, have been more cautious entering that house, I’ll never forget 9/11 and I’ll never forget November 20th 2004

[@Jakemufcfan]

I’m sorry for your loss and thank you for your service

[@johnnycochicken]

@@Jakemufcfan seconded

[@Swizzles89]

I'm sorry for the loss of your friend. That moment changed my life too although not as profoundly as yours. I was also a senior in high school and I remember that day vividly. I remember the bombing of Fallujah in 2003. My husband (boyfriend at the time) and I were listening to the radio and the reporting of the start of the bombing. He turned to me and said I need to join the military. He signed up a month later. Didn't deploy until 2007 but I think about how 9/11 effected our lives. The long separations and the toll PTSD took on our marriage. Thankfully we have come out okay on the other side of it but I can't get thru Memorial day or 9/11 without thinking of the soldiers and police and firefighters we lost. It's astounding the ripple effect that event had on so many people. It irritates me that everyone was saying "never forget" but our country seems to have quickly forgotten the sacrifices so many people made on that day and the sacrifices that so many soldiers and their families made afterward. The lack of patriotism in today's society angers me.

[@michaelgoofay]

Jfc we have an almost identical back story...

[@mixdpiev2716]

@TheBigChad ​@michaelgoofay hope you're doing ok. Thank you for your service

[@TexMex_0612]

He received so much backlash for his reaction from the press. I remember being a kid and seeing how well he handled himself

[@PoeticProse7]

I believed, at the time, that he reacted the way he did because he knew that after that moment, those children were going home to a completely different country racked with fear and grief. He gave them a last few moments of innocence. I will never forget seeing all of that as a student and having family in the military.

[@user-lq9es6wm9s]

I’ll never forget losing my own innocence that day. Terrible 😢

[@FirstNameLastName-wt5to]

He doesn’t have that level of intelligence or empathy. He knew it was happening. That’s why he didn’t do a damn thing.

[@billlynn3196]

Don't listen to the BD that he was some kind of hero. He shit himself!

[@roysmith3767]

Search on KZbin . ' Christopher Bollyn Solving 911 Audiobook . '

[@SilkyMilkyOriginal]

Skull and Bones.

[@roxxychik06]

The way that one lady's breath hitched when she tried to say the word impacted.

[@benaffleckisanokayactor]

1:42

[@itsover6082]

Wake up ma’am, your government is responsible for the 9/11 attacks.

[@zwcdamien]

@@itsover6082 wake up, dude. The conspiracy is the conspiracy! The government is not responsible for the attack, they are responsible for spreading the conspiracy!

[@seso15]

Yes . It's called professional

[@TrillMatic187]

@@zwcdamien There’s literally multiple theories for the motivation to cause a set up “ terrorist attack”.

[@markequinox]

Imagine your country getting attacked and then you attack the wrong country

[@larsqaqqaq9970]

What was the right country?

[@markequinox]

@@larsqaqqaq9970 Afghanistan, which he should have focused on solely.

[@jayceegenocide4402]

@@larsqaqqaq9970 Saudi Arabia

[@doughooks7411]

@@markequinoxIs that what you did or would have done then, or are you playing “Monday Morning Quarterback” now that we all know some twenty-plus years later? SMFH

[@worldofhunter1636]

The fact that you could just read what was swimming through his head as soon as he got the news is terrifying. I've never seen a president handle a situation like this better than Bush. We need more people like that, other than a confused old man in office right now.

[@ethanweeter2732]

You think Trump would have handled it any better?

[@VazJazz96]

@@ethanweeter2732no one mentioned him but you. He lives rent free in your head. The world isn’t black and white

[@NavDDG54]

@@ethanweeter2732 He'd have called Al-Qaeda brilliant and praised the Taliban, then attacked everyone around him

[@RickMowbray]

lol Trump would have done the same thing Bush did! Take care of business

[@fredfredburger5150]

@@NavDDG54 Biden would have doddered around the oval office looking for his shoes.

[@mogznwaz]

I'm British and I will never forget that day. I'd had dinner at the Windows on the World restaurant just 2 months before and so I appreciated the size of the towers, I also worked for an American company who lost an employee on the 2nd plane so perhaps it felt a bit closer. It was surreal, like a movie, hard to take it in, the enormity, the horror and the fear. I knew then that the world would never be the same again - and it wasn't.

[@mogznwaz]

@je suis Informaticien Grow up.

[@KOKOANAPAR]

It was such a sad, terrible day and as you said life has never been the same since.

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

mogznwaz - I am British too - 67 of our compatriots died - the second most impacted nationality after Americans. More Britons than the London Bombings actually

[@mogznwaz]

@@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1 🇺🇸🇬🇧❤

[@wackyclock]

@@mogznwaz Grow upside down

[@rheableu5494]

I am not a Bush fan by any stetch of the imagination but I think he handled his reaction (whilst being recorded in front of children) very well.

[@GORILLABREATH1]

Thats because Chaney and his boys planned it...I think his guy whispered to him ..." The plan Worked " I know I'm a conspiracy guy..and Lee Harvey Oswald killed JFK all by himself because thats what the goverment told us so it MUST be the TRUTH !

[@wickedwitchoftheeast88]

I can't stand him either but to get news like that in front of the media who were watching for a reaction and a classroom full of young kids and he stayed calm so as not to scare the kids which was the right thing to do plus that lesson gave him much needed thinking time had he got up and walked out or shown any fear and panic that would make the public's panic and fear worse.

[@dennismisovski9932]

Let’s just be honest with ourselves the United States government did this attack

[@awesomedavid2012]

@@dennismisovski9932 No, they didn't. But their actions surely led to it

[@dennismisovski9932]

@@awesomedavid2012 then how do you explain building seven the media announced that it fell 45 minutes before it happened, please give me an answer

[@johnmoore3926]

No matter what people said, the man felt pain.

[@killawalez3944]

Feels like movie scene, the kids voices, the zoom in to his face 😩 damn

[@apothe6]

Back in the day, Bush was criticized a ton for his reaction when he was told. I'm glad he was able to talk about it. No one could hear what just happened and act calm and controlled, but he did.

[@dutchvan.740]

Isnt that weird that george bush got the news on camera? And him losing 2.3 *Trillians* dollar just the day before was totally off the camera. Because how? How could the president who was reading children books would be that ever

[@FirstNameLastName-wt5to]

And he’s still criticized for it, justifiably so. He did nothing because he knew it was happening. He knew he had to wait for the towers to fall and the other planes to hit.

[@Steve76777]

@@FirstNameLastName-wt5to Well put. His eyes were not shocked when he heard both planes hit and it was an attack. Just a concerned acknowledgement.

[@miltownusa]

He kept his composure because he KNEW his evil plan had succeeded. Sick.

[@Steve76777]

@@miltownusa Agreed. Even though his face went red because he's human and feels somewhat guilty

[@JoeJoe-oj7ml]

He was harshly criticized, including by Michael Moore, for not leaving right away. It makes no sense. He wanted to show a calm presence.

[@DiegoHerrera579]

TBH who in a right mindset takes Michael Moore seriously???

[@danielplainview2584]

@@DiegoHerrera579 Michael Moore oh, you said "right" mindset...

[@mikero6225]

GWB could have transformed into superman and personally saved all of those still alive, and Michael Moore still would have demonized him

[@SuperPussyFinger]

Revisionist history. Bush was a deer in the headlights.

[@abby4027]

Michal Moore has no bussiness criticizing him.

[@NageshPattanshetty]

My heart goes out to all those that lost their loved ones in this sin on humanity. May those departed souls rest in peace.

[@No.Handle31]

Must have been tough being in front of a room full of children trying to stay calm.

[@bradensmith661]

as someone who was a kid when it happened, being an adult now, im awestruck at how these adults handled this.

[@ace-x6m]

Way better than any adult from this generation would probably handle it. I was 6 or 7 when this happened. Scared the hell out of me when my dad picked me up from school and explained everything

[@GORILLABREATH1]

you would be dumbfounded if you knew who really did it !!!

[@kobra6660]

There were people that went overboard with what happened some people were saying russia finally declared war and was invading the us

[@definitelynotanAIchatbot]

​@@GORILLABREATH1The tiny hat tribe?

[@ace-x6m]

@@GORILLABREATH1 the flat earther’s society ? 😦

[@Afib95]

I don’t think that anyone in the world who is old enough to remember and understand will ever forget where they were when they heard the news of the attack. I was in an elevator when someone told me that a plane had crashed into the first tower. I remember saying they always have problems with that building. I walked into the unit of the hospital I was working at and went into the first room I came to. I was standing there watching when the second plane hit. I sat down in the chair next to the patient and said “ we’re under attack “. The rest of the day the entire staff were glued to the television. We lived in Baltimore, and at one point we were told that a plane might be headed towards our world trade center building. Rounds were canceled and everyone was calling their loved ones wherever they may be. It was one of the worst days I can say in my life. I hope that we never have some thing if this magnitude ever happen again in this country.❤

[@realtruth2817]

ATTACK??? LOL. Only thing attacked were the minds of the indoctrinated S H E E P.

[@dantewar2406]

And we Iraqis will never forget what you people did to us. We will always remember.

[@realtruth2817]

@@dantewar2406 Mikey!!! lol. WUZ uppp? We didn't wanna do it to ya. BUT you guys wanted to trade your Oil for Gold Dinard. The USA offered you PAPER. A pallet full of Paper for a Tanker FULL of Oil seems FAIR, 'Eh? lololol. Oh Well

[@DummyYEEEAAHHHHH]

Of course not, I was in 8th grade history class when the 2nd tower fell...it's like when my mom was little and her generation remember where they were when Kennedy was assassinated....no one will forget where they were that day, anyone old enough to realize obviously.

[@evonne315]

I in Pgh, PA was watching on TV, from my work office where we all gathered after the initial hit. When the second plane hit I froze cold knowing it was no accident. I had to throwup outside. It was hard to believe the first one was an accident anyways because it was too surreal, and perfectly centered in the building not just some highrise somewhere clipped. So we were in a real crisis of unknown extent. I thought there were so many planes in the air I was so terrified. I thought maybe most planes in the air at that time were going down, maybe all. So I left and drove home to my family trying to listen to news and angey at commercials, how stupid to hear them when theres a crisis of thia magnitude. I kept looking up out the window in case planes were coming down. I had a view of downtown Pittsburgh and thank God no planes were hitting buildings there but then thought... yet. At my parents house they said what are you doing here I had to tell then turn the TV on I dont know but planes are coming down. By then the pentagon was hit and somewhere in there the plane that came down just a couple hours drive from us. I still cry when I see footage of that day. I will never forget. 💔

[@deankoehn6174]

As an American, I love you America. We will go through these growing pains.

[@addygrace5590]

His entire body language and attitude changed when he got told that. But he remained calm and no one really noticed and in doing so he kept the children from being startled/scared

[@LBF522]

That is how I have always see it. I did not care for those who criticize him for this.

[@dwingles5936]

Who cares if the kids got scared. Why does everyone think that should be top priority?

[@1andOnlyKB]

​@@dwingles5936right lol he could of easily excused himself out of that room without causing any of those kids to be startled

[@GORILLABREATH1]

Chaney put him in that Kindergarden on 9/11 so he would not screw up the plan !!@@LBF522

[@maryj2671]

so true and how these children and our lives were changed.

[@kkmcknight5463]

I was a senior in high school on 9/11. I remember the criticism of President Bush for his reaction… Looking back on it over 20 years later, I’m still confident that he had the reaction a strong leader should have, but damn what a crazy situation to be in when you get that news. Of all places, a classroom reading with children.

[@Walrus286]

His reaction was to start a multi-decade long war based on a lie, spy on American citizens, torture prisoners of war, and create an illegal torture camp in Cuba. He should be jailed for war crimes.

[@playedout148]

He handled it well and believe me in not the biggest W supporter.

[@pegasus514]

@@playedout148 he's a bush, the entire family r liars and traitors.

[@thespankmyfrank]

Right? He's a terrible person, but this isn't the reason why.

[@TheTrueAdept]

@@thespankmyfrank to be honest, the closest equivalent of what Bush is in the grand scheme of things is Grant. Someone that is well-meaning but, well, he couldn't say no to his friends (and some of the said friends were pretty bad).

[@country_club_leaders]

I talked about 9/11 to a friend today, and my voice cracked....over 20 years later.

[@JosephLamb1989]

I remember being mad because DragonBall z was cancelled that day.

[@heydibear1079]

My second year of college, walking in on an empty student cafeteria. Wondering if I was too early or too late for breakfast. Everyone staring at the TV, when the second plane hit. I froze, felt so confused. I will never forget that feeling. Everyone shortly after was asked to go back home or return to their dorms. I will always carry this day in my heart.

[@darleneachille491]

Yeah Heydi, it was very rough!!!

[@giftyitama5787]

I can’t imagine it. It’s unimaginable. I pray there is never another one

[@bobbaumann7766]

its physically impossible that planes fly into the buildings.

[@reverse5163]

You felt, what millions of people felt when American soldiers were killing them,while destroying their countries :) (May 9/11 victims rest in peace)

[@ndudux9029]

@@bobbaumann7766 Fact

[@jonathanstow9638]

If I live to be 100 years old, I'll never forget exactly how it felt to hear what was happening that day. The closest real life has ever felt to a bad dream.

[@ANGELIC_SAIYAN]

I sometimes wish I was alive in 2001 to see the event on tv or sum. Hopefully I'd get a better understanding

[@paulomattos7798]

@@ANGELIC_SAIYANMan, that was not a beautiful thing to see, believe me. I was a kid back then, the news here in Brazil was also covering 911. When the second plane hits the other tower, I still remember my mom saying "oh... that is terrorism." It was the first time I ever got to hear the word "terrorism".

[@sherozan]

Yeah I was super young when 9/11 happened but watching the videos as an adult it is heartbreaking.

[@logang6583]

I wish people born after 9/11 could understand how drastically different life was before the attack... It all changed instaniously and effected the entire world in the worst way possible. Being a kid watching it unfold definitely changed my entire outlook, before then I can't even remember thinking about bad things and evil in this world... oh what I would do to go back in time and feel that again ❤

[@Meyasaurus]

⁠@@ANGELIC_SAIYANi do wish i was alive during the attack, not to see it, but to experience the drastic change everyone had gone through emotionally because of how heart wrenching it was for everyone. no matter how much documentaries i watch, or articles i read of 9/11, i’ll never get a full understanding of how much fear, sadness, and anger people felt that day

[@theearlynovamber8295]

There’s always sadness inside whenever I remember 9/11.. I can’t fathom how the families feel even years later..

[@lucaswalsh5605]

He already knew about it

[@Sammyhasbigmuscles]

Me when I see on conspiracy video:

[@missluna___]

I was 11 years old when this took place and I remember it so vividly that it feels like yesterday. I didn't completely understand everything but it especially started to make sense when my gym teacher who served in the military was running in and out of the gym taking calls from her superiors trying to figure out what this meant for them. When it comes to Bush's reaction to the news, back then I knew a lot of people had issues with it but again I was so young I didn't understand why. Looking at this now 22 years later, I fully understand the predicament he was in and can appreciate and respect the way he handled things. He saw what was happening not only through the eyes of a President, but also the eyes of a dad who wanted to protect the peace and innocence of those children.

[@navychop6667]

I was stationed in San Diego and got a call from my sister who lived in VT. The call woke me up and she said to turn on the TV and I did so right as the 2nd plane hit. By the time I got my uniform on and headed to my command, it was already on lockdown.

[@ITFDAVE]

My heart agrees with you and I can remember thinking the same way at that moment. I also remember him being attacked on his response and conspiracies being forced down our throats and changing my mind about everything I thought was true. I wound up hating him and still do to this day. Information given to us will always be altered, more today than ever before. The truth is so easily manipulated and hidden today that I can't handle even caring about anything anymore. My conclusion "FCK GEORGE BUSH JR, CHENEY, RUMSFElD, CHENEY... and that whole deck of cards "THEY" were pushing, that I actually bought in a bodega. I apologize in advance if I've upset you 🙏

[@MrMw69]

I was also 11 and I had first period PE and my teacher was almost in tears telling us how big this is and this day will stick with you forever and things as you know it now are going to change.

[@brandonharlow7067]

@@MrMw69 Exact same situation for me! 11 years old, and was in PE at the time. Never forget that moment our teacher came to bring us back to the classroom and seeing the TV on when I walked throught the door

[@jacobhoover9223]

Smash that TV right in front of you and how would you know it even happened? You wouldn’t if it weren’t for media coverage and Americans having tv in every room

[@XeresKyle]

I had a teacher who quit his job as a police officer in New York City and came to live in Florida to teach after this attack. He was there during this terrorist attack and I think had to clear people out from the streets and see the people jumping from the towers and stuff. Scary. Traumatizing. Just heartbreaking. The event that changed the world forever.

[@Us3r739]

I’d go back in time and prevent the attacks and see how different our world would be

[@YallaMiami]

It wasn’t a terrorist attack. The official story make no sense

[@motherearth1147]

It was inside job , Dick Cheney and Busch planned it ! Prove me wrong ‼️‼️‼️‼️✔️

[@blacknonbinarydisabledlesbian]

@@InDatParish any enemy of the US would've claimed credit just to make themselves seem like they had power

[@shenmajid]

He is the terrorist....man himself a gang...he killed a lot still not regarded as Hitler...

[@doodskie999]

I was 9 years old during this attack, I remember my Aunt crying and was in dread watching the TV. Telephones and cellphones were ringing all over our house asking or telling us did you see what is on the news or what happened right now. After this, the world was never the same, it all went downhill.

[@JadenM.]

Remember, hauptsturmfuher trump did this

[@ashleyley3]

The way Bush is so uncomfortable and impatient in his chair while waiting for a good time to leave...

[@michaelafamfulikova1534]

You know what, to hear President Bush´s memories, as if I´d been brought back 20 yrs. I still get chills this time around in September, yet this year it´s more emotional given that it´s 20 yrs since 9/11. I was 18 years old, and was stunned by the amount of the catastrophe... RIP to all the victims, and condolences to the grieving families...

[@jordangann7438]

I was only 6 years old and I remember it clearly I came home from school to my mum crying in front of the TV.

[@lapinchechismosa]

He’s a war criminal

[@rasmuslindell4873]

I love you i USA from a swede

[@brettcotton9534]

That doesn’t even look like bush lol.

[@jerrychapman7091]

Eyes of a crooked shark

[@bassoongal7879]

I'm a 2002 baby, watching this documents and videos has really helped me to learn and understand about this horrible tragedy.

[@flipcats]

I was born 8 days after the attack, not exactly a thing to be proud of but i'm glad i get to learn this as part of our history.

[@ahmadmohamad6384]

Yeah it was very clever of the US government to purposefully demolish the world trade centre to create a reason to invade Afghanistan. War criminal George W Bush still walking as a free man.

[@ryanm7704]

@@ahmadmohamad6384 Haha holy shit. Really drank the coolaid there buddy.

[@connorferrand527]

I was in second grade. Even I could feel that something significant had happened and things were about to change.

[@shillhunter2.076]

@@ryanm7704 2 planes = 3 towers

[@apjtv2540]

I've never seen horror actually dawn on someone quite like that before. Not fear, not anger, actual, genuine horror, knowing that the world just changed forever.

[@Football_fireEdits]

Someone get this man an oscar

[@arkyudetoo9555]

If that was me, I would've leap out of my chair and start calling people and it will scare those little children. He handled it like how like a president.

[@acheung666]

It’s called good acting, America bombed themselves!

[@deankosta6216]

He handled it because he knew exactly everything that was going to happen that horrible day my man Wake up

[@arkyudetoo9555]

@@deankosta6216 How do you know he knew what's about to happen?

[@deankosta6216]

@@arkyudetoo9555 Lol how old are u

[@arkyudetoo9555]

@@deankosta6216 It doesn't matter, asking me how old I am in order to strengthen you're comeback? That's ad hominem by the way. Again, how do you know that the president knows what's going to happen?

[@hera7884]

You can tell a humans every emotion just by looking at their eyes If you can’t, run.

[@gee2541]

What if someone is in shock though? Maybe their emotions aren’t clearly displayed.

[@cyberskull9324]

I read in his face "my god, they really did it... "

[@tohuvavohu]

@@cyberskull9324 "mission accomplished"

[@tackywacky99]

If you can't. Don't play poker with them.

[@skonther0ck]

Frantically trying to think which is very difficult for him and wishing to hell he could call his daddy for advice.

[@RVCAXD]

Bro happened to be with kids like he’s innocent

[@JhonNye96]

"That actually worked?"

[@pendorran]

He's been criticized for it, but his reaction to the first news was exactly the right one. And there's no way it was easy for him to wait like that.

[@JustChadC]

Absolutely. I would have done the same. Handle it as a pro for the kids and the people.

[@kaleb7045]

he knew what was going to happen, it’d been planned. Many other events like this have been planned too, they even released classified documents about planning a terrorist attack in the US which would’ve killed thousands, so that they could frame Cuba and go to war with them. Bush is a disgusting excuse for a human being.

[@pennythedog6605]

He probably couldn't have stopped anything by leaving immediately. However, he didn't know this. The people in that room being worried or panicking was a much smaller problem than what was happening in the country at the moment.

[@YlL-ji2sl]

@@JustChadC keep on chilling with school kids after being told that the country is under attack is not professional though. It's madness.

[@JustChadC]

@@YlL-ji2sl You want him to panic and freak out the kids and the public? Handle terror with skill, stoicism, and grace. Maybe he didn’t do it well to you, but I think for the kids, he did the right thing.

[@Adri-oj3yt]

I've got a lot of respect for how President Bush handled the situation at that exact moment, in front of all those little children. He stayed extremely calm and didn't panic, even when he got the shocking news.

[@dennismisovski9932]

I mean, let’s be honest our own government did this terrorism attack

[@lorinash]

Agree. I was never a fan of W, but he handled that with grace and dignity. Can you imagine the orange buffoon and how he would have handled it?

[@CarlosGambino_22]

​@@lorinashPRESIDENT TRUMP 2024 ...

[@DIEGOMH25]

Bc he knew all along 😂😂😂😂

[@jamesmiller5331]

I like how he parlayed the whole situation into invading Iraq and using up all of the Goodwill and sympathy that our country got from the 9/11 attacks. Bravo George! You were daddy's wittle favorite ❤

[@Brandon-2003]

I was 17 and a junior in highschool when I was in my 11th grade math class. The announcement was immediately on the the intercom. This day was one of the most saddest day. No one forgets this. RIP to all the people who lost their lives.

[@emanekafecaftoggaf6893]

Bush did it

[@antoniafaheerty6980]

Wow I can't imagine what he felt in that moment. Sitting in front of little children trying to remain calm.

[@Meggsie]

My grandpa was 8 during the Pearl Harbor attack and I was 8 during 9/11. The way he described how he felt was exactly how I felt. We were both scared we would be next. I have nightmares about planes dropping from the sky and burning everything to this day. Not every night and it gets rarer and rarer but I always know why I have them. I don't even live in NY, I just watched it unfold on TV and my grandpa listened to it on the radio. So if that helps those too young to remember. That's what it was like to be a kid during that.

[@renfex08]

@@dashknow5082 ye rocket to mars gone wrong ended up blowing 1/4 of earth idk how

[@andyb2977]

PNAC

[@PRATEEKsirji]

If this pattern continues, you have to wait and see what happe when your grandkid is 8..

[@WanakeeSmith2222]

@@PRATEEKsirji man fr

[@jonathanlemon544]

I was in second grade and still remember finding out.

[@JustSavwill]

RIP all the Americans and to the troops who’ve died throughout these years in the Middle East.

[@choncha23]

A war criminal.

[@loualbino5536]

God bless all the families that lost someone on this day 22 years ago.

[@wheeloflife17]

World changed after that incident. Absolutely horrible.

[@pizzaparkerhotdogmaguire3225]

Thanks to the terrorism. We're evolving backwards.

[@wheeloflife17]

@@pizzaparkerhotdogmaguire3225 absolutely mate. Really shame in the modern world few people are still clinging on to the stone age. From an ex Muslim

[@pizzaparkerhotdogmaguire3225]

@@wheeloflife17 Truth. In today's age, where some people are focusing towards Mars, others want the same old horrendous times by gaining powers over each other. Religion was a blessing. However, as it's said that every blessing comes with a curse. There's no point in rising the dead ghosts of the past. It's the worst way to use the potential we have which has been given to us by the universe.

[@wheeloflife17]

@@pizzaparkerhotdogmaguire3225 problem is education and rational thinking is not universal yet

[@SKlein-kc6pl]

only the US, no one else cared, and the us government detonate the towers to have a reason put pipes in the middle east

[@dintelignt]

I was a freshman in high school on the school bus on my way to school. All we did in school that day was watch the news.

[@modestyarielle2918]

I commend him for keeping calm for the babies. I was 6 years old , same age as these kids when I found out and it was pretty traumatizing for our generation

[@kayhass2510]

What about the Iraqi children and Afghanistan?

[@modestyarielle2918]

@@kayhass2510 what the hell are you talking about? What about them?

[@LoveLondon5]

It was traumatic for all generations.

[@modestyarielle2918]

@@LoveLondon5 duh clearly.... I'm talking about my generation tho. Good day.🥰

[@FrameByFrame96]

All I can remember from that day, as a 5 years old myself in North Africa, is me standing in front of the Television, closely watching Al Jazeera trying to understand what on earth had just happened, and my family also, although being Muslims and completely uninterested in the US, just watching the footage in awe and horror, speechless and trying to explain to their best ability that a plane just crashed a big building in a big city.

[@gaylecrawford7727]

When he said “i was watching a child read..” actual chills. I don’t think any other president could’ve handled that exact moment in time any better than he did.

[@wickedwitchoftheeast88]

I don't like Bush but I gotta respect him thats pretty distressing news to be told live in front of the media and he stayed calm and composed because he didn't want to alarm or scare the kids. He did the right thing. Can you imagine the pressure he was under to lead the county after an attack like that the world was in shock.

[@gregr3720]

He wasn't worried. He knew what was happening. He wasn't worried about being in danger.

[@janet307]

Kite plane must hit steel…on you tube for God’s sake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sharpemang]

I would've excused myself and hop on Airforce 1 to head to new york like a normal person would've done.

[@aweeks062]

He caught a ton of shit from the late night shows and comedians etc for how he handled it but now looking g back he had almost eerie composure. I'm not a huge Dan of Bush and his policies but damn it If I can't help but want to have a beer and hot a joint with the man.

[@steveadams9289]

He should be in prison

[@chrisatkins7959]

He knew it was going to happen. That’s why he didn’t react.

[@ChazzZimmermanMedia]

Amazing people still believe conspiracies in 2024

[@qk7x]

@@ChazzZimmermanMedia amazing some people don't

[@bats23]

I worked with a younger girl who was born in 2005 and didn't really know much about 9/11 (I live in New zealand) and I remember telling her that when the first plane hit everyone thought it was a terrible accident, but when the second plane hit the world felt like it stopped turning.

[@merrymonarch]

I started watching after the first plane hit. That first impact made no sense. When I saw the second one hit I knew. It felt the world was going to end for a few hours

[@porpedroiiebertrand]

you can clearly see how he changes before and after he first heard it: before he was smiling, all happy and paying attention. then he started getting more and more nervous, he stopped smiling and paying attention, he was only paying attention to his assistants and everyone with him… yet, he handled it perfectly, the last thing he ever wanted was to scare all of those children.

[@Jrockalipse5623]

Totally disagree. His reaction was NOT perfect. It’s hindsight, but he should have calmly told the kids he has a very important call to make and excuse himself. Or have one of the 10 assistants that were there do it! You are the president of the United States, get your ass up and go do something!! I think the dying ppl in NY were more important then being in that classroom at that moment

[@johnnycochicken]

@@Jrockalipse5623 I would have agreed until recently. But what was there to do in that moment? He could have gotten up right away--then what? then what could he have done differently if he had done that?

[@mikero6225]

In hindsight, There's nothing the president could have done at that point for NYC. The rest of the governments ( fed, state, local );were already responding to the situation

[@6infinity8]

- "a second plane hit the second tower" - "I know"

[@ChaosWillfollow_]

Bffr

[@mermaidman1985]

Nice to see George looking healthy and well.

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

It's really not.

[@varunkhanna8207]

He is a real criminal

[@Volithras]

I remember my (late elementary aged) friends and I sort of mocking the president and his blank stare when we saw this. To a lot of young people, I believe it seemed as though he was clueless or didn't understand the gravity of what had occurred. In retrospect I think he showed an unimaginable tenacity in these moments.

[@N..P..]

As an adult, it looks like he's contemplating numerous things to the point he appears spaced out. As they say, "Lost in thought."

[@JamesBarcus]

President Bush had to balance receiving the news of what was happening with not startling the schoolkids assembled in front of him. No one could have forseen the events of 9/11/2001.

[@ylekiote99999]

What they didn't show in this video is the 15 minutes or so of his eyes shifting back and forth in sheer panic because Bush had no idea what to do in this situation.

[@GORILLABREATH1]

thats why Chaney sent him there he knew he couldn't handle it!!!@@ylekiote99999

[@GORILLABREATH1]

Nobody ???? I see you haven't looked into this at all..for instance where is the video of the " PLANE " hitting the Pentagon which is one of the most surveilled buildings in the world ..I never saw a plane and they have cameras EVERYWHERE at the pentagon. Every inch of the Pentagon is under24/7 surveillance. Where's the video ... JIMBO ??????@@JamesBarcus

[@Ussonan-Foderation2016]

My mom was in hs when this happened. She saw it live in class. She told me of how terrible it was. My condolences to those who lost their lives in the attack and their families.

[@GORILLABREATH1]

Just remember ..this is the same Goverment that said Oswald killed Kennedy by himself...Look up..The Project for the new American century { written before 9/11}to see what they were up to before 9/11

[@Nutsuplier]

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[@SureYoureRight]

I saw this event play out in live time too in high school. I remember a kid walking by me rapping about world war 3 before walking into a horror show on tv in my next class. One of my classmates fainted when we saw the 2nd plane hit. I lived in Connecticut at the time and her dad worked in one of the towers. Some kids cried silent tears, others wailed. It was all very traumatic and I wasn’t even there. Just watching knowing an hour away this was taking place. I’m sure your parents feel as I do. It will haunt us always.

[@ernsttrekiew198]

@@LM-1825 At that moment, the American public was shown exactly what Islam represents. Never forget, never forgive.

[@SLa-pb1gg]

Same for me. I was 15 in 11th grade Math class and my friend and I watched the 2nd tower hit live on tv. We were immediately sent home. Letters came up from the front office telling us to go home, all schools on the East Coast have evacuated. As a 15yo dork I had no idea how serious this was until I watched the footage on every station, even cable

[@sithlordbilly4206]

I remember that day very well. I was 18 years old at the time.

[@JettWilson13]

The true crazy thing is having the president as a visitor to a elementary school

[@coolkidsbros3041]

May the people who lost their lives Rest In Peace and my deepest condolences to their families and friends.

[@gabbenabbe]

You also include the innocent civilian In Iraq do you?

[@sroy7982]

This is the thing I hate about Americans, you guys butcher millions of lives every decade and get away with it, but when people from these countries (Not supporting them) do the same thing to you 10% of what usa did to them they become terrorists and you become victims. where were these media when Bush slaughtered thousands? when Obama bombed hospitals in Afghanistan? I represented both democrats and Republicans and I dont support either one go ahead and report this reply for Terrorism, honestly idc

[@patrick.771]

You also mean the more than a million innocent civilians the Americans killed after that?

[@Nicole-si3ck]

Seeing President Bush’s face when he heard the news always send chills

[@scottwarren4998]

Bush should tell the truth right away, the government will probably kill him anyway out of fear he may tell the truth before he dies of old age. Bush should tell the truth right away.

[@scottwarren4998]

Even if the government doesn't kill him, he still should tell the truth before he' is too old. No one will believe him if he says the truth on his death-bed. Does he wanna go to hell or not? He should tell the truth.

[@TyBeTroLLing]

The book he was reading was upside down for Christ's sakes

[@metalvideos1961]

yeah because he knows that the plan worked out. exactly how he wanted it to go.

[@danielgibbs9846]

@@metalvideos1961 7/11 WAS A PART TIME JOB BUSH DID PEARL HARBOR WAKE UP SHEEPLE

[@Forever_Thatter]

He was in on it.

[@dirkdiggler8260]

Any evidence to support that truly insane claim?

[@thenablade858]

Disagree. I don’t think there is any evidence for his involvement in 9/11, but he did use 9/11 as a justification for protecting American oil interests within the Middle East (Just as Eisenhower and Churchill did with Iran, overthrowing a nationalist conservative in favor of the Shah due to the nationalization of oil industries).

[@royalemeraldbuilder5058]

As so many others have said, I have tremendous respect for President Bush in this moment. He couldn't have been at a more inconvenient location or event to receive that news, and his calm, measured reaction will forever be remembered as the mark of a great leader. Say what you will about the rest of his administration, but his ability to handle himself and lead effectively in the most truly unprecedentedly horrifying time in our history is unmatched.

[@Yo-ru3vf]

Bro did you know that he knew about the attack beforehand

[@royalemeraldbuilder5058]

@@Yo-ru3vf What is your source for this conspiracy theory? 4Chan?

[@sapnamukherjee6716]

And? You know how he fucked up Iraq and Afghanistan

[@Yo-ru3vf]

@@royalemeraldbuilder5058 it is on KZbin

[@ucfqb]

He sat there for 7 minutes doing nothing. All he had to do was excuse himself. It was pathetic, and that's not even taking into account that he would use 9/11 as an excuse to invade a country that had nothing to do with the attacks.

[@ganeshjagtap2656]

The way his expression changes, when told about the second plane, it shows how much he cared.

[@TheBarreraLifeStyle]

Too bad he was in on it

[@brera2434]

@@trevorbelanger6994 nobody danced in Israel that day. I was there. The Palestinians were the ones dancing.

[@Justme99709]

Lol cared.. you for real

[@halfticket1873]

Cared? 😂😂😂😂 Right

[@trevorbelanger6994]

@@brera2434 you just proved you don’t even know anything about the dancing israelis

[@bamaguy5000]

Gives me chills when I watch that exact moment “ America is under attack”

[@denisrivarola2387]

Even as a 7yo you know who the president is, right?. Totally a millenial.

[@torduc22]

By no means Bush was perfect, but my god you have to commend the man for keeping composure in front of those children.

[@jamessnowden6196]

Because he knew days before about this

[@peter-jb]

​@@jamessnowden6196 dude cmom don't start with that crap 😂 LOL

[@levissk8boy]

@@peter-jb nah it’s the truth… expect he probably knew years ahead of time… things like this takes a lot of planning

[@blackoutemzz2674]

@@peter-jb It's true tm

[@blackoutemzz2674]

@@peter-jb These people have too much power, probably knew everything.

[@TheBeardedGentleman]

I grew to despise many of the actions he did after the attacks, but I will always be one of those who will defend what he did in the moment. He knows he's in front of a room full of 7 year olds. If he jumps up and runs out of the room, it would be panic and terrifying to those little kids. How he handled that particular moment was the right way to do it.

[@ThatShitGood]

Fr

[@Ur2ez4me81]

What would be the chances Bush would be surrounded by school kids when our nation was being attacked. It’s like the perfect way to make a lame duck president look like a hero…

[@Tabbychu]

Absolutely. The fact that he kept it together, and put the kids watching him as a priority in that moment, is something deserving of respect. The aftermath like you said is a whole different story, but on the day of (and maybe in the following weeks- I don't remember the immediate aftermath since I was just shy of 7) he handled things extremely well.

[@mkeerkens]

He didn't need to "jump up and run out of the room." He could have calmly stood up, and said, "I'm sorry to cut things short, kids, but I have some important presidential business to attend to. Thank you for reading for me. That was very nice." And then calmly left the room to talk to his military advisors. No need for panic, just some action. He looked like a deer in headlights.

[@Tabbychu]

@@mkeerkens isn't that how everyone looked that day? Regardless of position or power, we're all human.

[@cassandrafertahi1654]

What still scares me to this day is the night before bed my mom had asked me to pick out my outfit for school. I was in 7th grade at the time. I choose to wear a New York Statue of Liberty shirt the night before 9/11 to school and that night I vividly dreamed about New York.Little did I know and I still dont understand why New York was so heavy on my mind before 9/11. Still gives me goosebumps

[@guyfieri7189]

Imagine how hard it must have been for Bush to act surprised

[@D.M.S.]

My mother just said "This means war". That was my political awakening as a child. I saw it all. I was shocked. And I wasn't even a US-citizen. I live in Europe. They attacked our Allies, our friends. I was old enough to understand what I saw and to know what it means.

[@wattbenj]

I just don’t understand why they didn’t fight back the people that did it (Saudi Arabia). Iraq made zero sense. The Saudi govt are now known to have been funding al-Qaeda.

[@pinkforeverlove1]

I remember hearing that too as a child. I was very frightened. I was 9.

[@Milliekrewarts]

I was not born yet I was born in 2010 bit ever since I found it out I have been studying about it

[@premiumjuice]

If you really believe that some foreign organization attacked the WTC, then look up "Operation Northwoods". It just shows you what the CIA and government is capable of.

[@brandiskinner867]

Just what they planned. "7 countries in 5 years".

[@tjfSIM]

This is one of the eeriest and most poignant moments from that day. And you see in Bush’s face his shock not just as a president, but as a citizen - a human being just taking it all in.

[@royalemeraldbuilder5058]

As a dad, too, don't forget. He was in front of children and I'm sure his own daughter was on his mind first.

[@boomeradley8748]

the fact that he is lowkey giggling while talking about this to this day

[@Firstofanyone]

You can’t really judge him. Has anyone else been in this exact position before? Reading to a classroom and finding out that a bunch of people in your nation died in a terrorist attack? No

[@dirkdiggler8260]

So you're saying he finds it funny? Get a grip ffs.

[@boomeradley8748]

@@Firstofanyone George W. Bush is one of the most judgeable people in the entire world. The crimes he has committed against humanity are beyond unfathomable.

[@user-bu1th7kt3m]

I’ve always had absolute respect for the way George Bush handled himself during 911. The way that he held himself together and kept his composure was amazing. True leadership example.

[@rrickarr]

Days after this attack Bush was attacked time and again for not responding immediately. His words in this clip really put a new perspective on things---I am glad he has had the chance to explain his actions---he was sitting in a classroom full of elementary students.

[@paulparker8298]

He knew what was unfolding! 9/11 was an inside job!

[@RealBelisariusCawl]

Bush got attacked for breathing back in the day. Literally anything the man said got picked apart just because of his accent. 🙄

[@dwsherrer]

The leftist media attacks all Conservative Presidents. President Trump had it easier compared to W.

[@bingusenjoyer197]

@@RealBelisariusCawl no, he got picked apart for invading iraq for no reason when the real target was al quaeda in afghanistan. bush and his chronies were already divvying up what oil fields they would take control of before invading iraq with no evidence of WMDs or working with osama bin laden. in fact, iraq was fighting against osama and hated him. we killed a million people, 2/3 of them being civilians so rich politicians could line their pockets with oil. gtfoh bro

[@nibelsteiner929]

really? for all these years, I've always wondered what those people were expecting. not like even a president can do anything about such a disaster. the military jets were already circling at that time, looking for other hijacked planes - no use in panicking.

[@dangercat9188]

Even though people hated Bush, i actually respect him for staying calm after hearing the news.

[@theoathman8188]

He was calm because he was expecting it. They probably told him "Job Done"

[@meatballsub7536]

@@theoathman8188 bruh

[@deslow7411]

Almost too calm. I get that the leader of a country has to show calmness, but in situation like this it would of been more than perfectly okay to just say politely something like "Excuse me, but I've just received some news and unfortunately I have to be going now". Their country was under attack and he was worried about one classroom full of kids.. It's almost like he froze and didn't know what to do or there is always that other possibility.

[@dangercat9188]

@@theoathman8188 I think he knew that an attack was coming but maybe he didn't know when. Imo people should've been more vigilant after the 1993 bombings in The world trade center. And some people were kind of suspicious of a terrorist attack coming. Either way, Bush was smart enough to not scare the kids I'm the classroom.

[@marnuscoreyempanadaslooseb6760]

@@dangercat9188 Reports before the event said something was gonna happen that day. Thing is though they didn’t know when or where.

[@roselyngrow4282]

I feel that George W Bush should get credit for keeping this country safe after September 11,2001.

[@CoolMuslim1002]

Nahhh he destroyed iraq and your saying he should get credit? Truly you are uneducated.

[@robertsander8509]

He certainly didn’t keep it safe before,or ON 9/11 did he?

[@KingDynamyteSr]

i don’t know if this is a real reaction or he has a great poker face

[@Winteramen]

I was about 6 during September 11th, 2001, and this picture has been in memories for a long time. Actually hearing Mr. Bush and his administration speaking of it now is fantastic.

[@maliant16]

I was thirteen watching bio dome.

[@e2dwf976]

Bush should be in jail for all them people that die 911

[@pR0ManiacS]

@@e2dwf976 shame on you. Ur doubts are deep but there are many. For those doubts you could simply just disrespect alot of victims. Shameful. It's not even about what me nor you think.

[@e2dwf976]

@@pR0ManiacS haha it’s not what you or me thinks the truth hurts right..Bush got all them people dead because of money and stealing what’s is not his..

[@idontwanttogo3140]

@@pR0ManiacS the administration knew this was going to knew, august 6th 2001 the cia brought notice to the president rhat Bin Laden was going to hijack planes and fly them into buildings

[@xXChinxX14]

I vividly remember watching the 2nd plane hit, I was 13 in my Social Studies class. The teacher had the news on when we walked into the class. Seeing that plane hit is an image I’ve never been able to forget. For weeks I had nightmares and had so many fears. My mom worked in a tall building (not in N.Y) but the thought of this scared me. I cried every day she went to work and begged her to stay home. My prayers go out to the families and friends who have loss someone in this horrendous attack. ❤️🙏🏽

[@fourq2049]

I was 10 yrs old living in Jamaica. I was watching it on the TV. Never realizing it was not just a plane crash

[@joeymichaels3542]

No USAF Why?????????????????????????

[@realmearthheaven6576]

Same

[@Nicole-si3ck]

Awwwh

[@LUribe408]

I was in 7th grade when this happened. 🥲 Pretty much have the same story as you entering class and televisions were all on.