George Bush Speech Analysis
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George Bush Speech Analysis
In the evening of September 11 the year 2001, George Bush addressed the United States of America upon the incident of the terrorist attack that had occurred about 12 hours earlier. The attack would define the presidency of Bush that would lead to the changes in the foreign policies of America, the Iraq and Afghanistan interventions as well as years of how to combat terrorism controversies. The president wanted to assure Americans that they still had a functioning government, listing the support from other nations in the terrorism fight and promise and vow to bring those who were involved to justice. That was when men who were 19 in number colluded and worked together to highjack four airplanes that were heading for California. The essay below looks into the various aspects of the speech that the president presented mainly to comfort as well as encourage the Americans despite the attack, in the speech. It looks at the impacts of the address, his resent on the incident, his personality, in addition to his efforts to assure American citizens of the government’s industrious steps to protect them as well as the impacts that the speech had after the proposed counterterrorism measures that involved developing a robust national security as discussed in the paper.
The President of America, George Bush addressed upon the unfortunate events of 9-11 that had unfolded in 2011 the month of September according to the article “George W. Bush - Address to the Nation on 9-11-01. He begins by expressing profound and bitter sentiments upon the deadly terrorist attack that claimed thousands of innocent lives including passengers who had boarded the plane and business people who were in the building. He uses words such as “lives ended suddenly by evil, acts of terror that are despicable. Bush gets into the base of the issue and shares the feeling of pain and loss with the victims of the attack. He paints a mental picture or imagination such as airplanes that fly into buildings; the collapse of massive structures, fires burning, all that has left America with unyielding anger, terrible sadness and disbelief. The tone used suggests a nasty attitude towards the perpetrators of the terrorist acts. That comforts the citizens to know that the President shares their pain and is concern for their well being.
In line with the article, “Bush 911 analysis,” George Bush also seeks to put in place advanced defense mechanisms in United States as well as the collaborating countries. They include plans for emergency projects with teams working in the city of New York as well as Washington D.C. The measures taken encourages the Americans as they feel protected by the government from the terrorists. However, the priority he mentions is to provide aid for the injured individuals who were victims of the attack. The fact that he is willing to offer aid to the victims reveals to the citizens that he is a compassionate leader who is there for them in times like this. He maintains that “there is a search underway for the people behind the evil acts.”That suggests that Bush is ready to fight the terrorists no matter the cost. “The communities of law enforcement will bring them to justice,” he says. Those behind, as well as the people harboring them, will equally be punished. The address on these matters encourages the Americans in regard of their safety in the future. George Bush provides a contrast between the people who offered the initial aid on the victims with the displayed animalism of the terrorists, expressing further resentment. He compares the “best of America” that is the people who provided housing, blood as well as other forms of assistance with the worst “human nature there is” that is the terrorist. He sympathizes with the affected individuals and families and is willing to stand by their side in their time of need. All this was to offer comfort. Additionally, George points out that the federal agencies that were set to evacuate would get re-opened the following day. Also, the institutions of finance would still carry out their duties as normal. Those statements were meant to comfort and assure Americans that the government was doing all it can in the interest of their safety and national security, despite the attack. That was also meant to encourage the fellow Americans. He calls upon other nations that seek global peace and security to come together in a joint war against terror. He was calling for arms for a global war on terror that was soon to be created. “Another nation joining forces and resources in the fight against terrorism”, was a statement that indicates Bush’s readiness to counter the terrorists’ activities and maintain the security of American citizens. That eliminates the element of fear in the nation. Shahidulla (2012) contends that the president aimed at consoling fellow Americans for the tragic events and assuring them that the federal government was having the necessary steps taken to protect America from any further terrorist attacks. His addresses therefore informed the public that the military, as well as other enforcement agencies like the Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation had been equipped to deal with threats in the future. However, days, hours and weeks had passed with no further terrorist activities following the September 11th incident, citizens of America were still fearful. Therefore, the speech that Bush gave was designed to give assurance to the people of America but did not take effect for quite a while.
The impact of the speech can be assessed by looking at various aspects. As the article on “Milestone Document in American History” reports, evaluating the impact is somewhat complicated. It is attributed to the confusion that people had not to mention the uncertainty as well as fear. The hijackers had not been identified yet and at this time the American citizens were not familiar with the al Qaeda terrorist group. However, the president was showing leadership qualities following his high rate of approvals, and the impacts of his words and actions were considered as favorable as he displayed robust crisis response. The effectiveness of the federal rose following the speech. Peace was maintained for a long time and the safety of the citizens was re-assured. Many people believe that the attacks could have been prevented if the agencies such as the Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation had collaborated earlier. That was because there were many clues of the impending attack before it occurred. This reveals the faith that people had developed on the government after the employment of the security forces.
There was an ultimate restructure of the United States intelligence operations following the various efforts. Additionally, there was the creation of the Department of Homeland Security as well as new counterterrorism center's establishment. The primary impact was initiated by the “Bush Doctrine” that stated that the United States taking military action was justified against any country that harbored or supported terrorist organizations. The doctrine was referred by Bush in 2003 when he started a war in Iraq that overthrew the Saddam Hussein regime on the premise that he was a dictator who sponsored threats of terrorism to other countries. He mentioned that Iran, North Korea, and Iraq were sponsors and supporters of terrorism calling them the “axis of evil.” American citizens could now freely walk in their streets as the government was on a war against terrorism. Reduction of terrorist attacks provided a healthy environment for living in the United States and peace was restored. The administration of George Bush could be entrusted with their lives as the fear of an imminent attack was eliminated hence the impacts of the speech proved to be encouraging for the Americans.
The call made by the president on the joining of arms by different countries to fight terror was rather successful. His goal was to create an international coalition to fighting terrorism, and many countries agreed to the deal. Many countries provided military forces, intelligence resources, diplomatic and economic support for counter-terrorism. Moreover, the hunt for terrorists continued. Global peace was realized and most countries in the world benefitted from the collaboration. The comfort and faith further encouraged the citizens and they could carry out their daily activities without any worry concerning their safety. The United States, together with other foreign agencies, co-operated continuously pre-empting terrorist acts as well as hunting down terrorists. Those were some of the effects that George Bush gave following the 9-11 speech.
However, as much as the speech had strong impacts on the American national security, there have been failures as well. Garson (2008) recognizes that there have been various incidences of the speech failures. That is attributed to the bombing of the Madrid train in Spain. The notion of nations coming together to stand against terrorism in the speech was compromised. Also, there was a London train bombing in 2005 July. These failures go against the long term intentions of collaborating nations to provide global security as indicated in the speech. Nevertheless, the positive effects that the speech has had overweighed the failures, as there has been a notably significant absence of terrorist attacks since 9-11 on the United States soil through the end of the year 2007. America is now a country at peace that receives millions of visitors and immigrants every year as it remains to be a peaceful country.
In the speech, Bush depicted his character as interested, caring and compassionate. He was willing to get to the bottom of the tragedy his good will is observed throughout his speech. That showed the people that Gorge relates to the problems they face every day and he addresses them as his equals. Also, he comes off as an emotional person. He says that the country offers condolences to the affected citizens bringing out the sympathy and pity emotion. Additionally, Bush provides a logical reasoning and content through the words he expressed. He provides the intended plans of uniting nations and improving the structure of the federal government on the war on terrorism. As a leader with plan, Bush gives the people a reason for people to trust and believe in him. All his allegations that were aimed at restoring peace encouraged and conforted the citizens of America.
In closing, the attack that occurred in 2001 September 11th came as a terrible shock to the nation of United States. The security of the country was compromised, and it was prudent for the president intervening as soon as possible. He first expresses his negative sentiments on the act that had occurred saying that it was a despicable act. Also, he provides his plans to enhance the national security of America by improving on the agencies like the Central Intelligence Agency. The essay above offers rhetoric of the speech presented by the former President George Bush pointing out his sentiments towards the terrible event, his consolation and assurance of security to the citizens as well as the steps that were soon to be taken to wage war against terror including collaboration with other nations. Also, the impact of the speech’s effectiveness has been taken to account as well as a few of its failures. Moreover, the President’s character is elaborated in the literature above. All this was wired to the comfort and encouragement of the citizens through the restoration of peace.

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