“Secretary of State Colin Powell encapsulated widely held views of how the [Bush] administration would respond [to the 9/11 attacks] when he said of al Qaeda [on September 14, 2001], ‘We will go after that group, that network, and those who have harbored, supported and aided that network.’ Representing the scope of the administration’s ambitions, […]
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From the March/April 2002 issue of Foreign Affairs: “Right after September 11 [September 14, 2001], Congress authorized $40 billion in emergency spending–and that was just a down payment in the struggle against terrorism. The estimated cost to the U.S. economy ranges from $100 billion to $300 billion.” – Foreign Affairs, The U.S. vs. al Qaeda, […]
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In a Washington Post article on September 14, 2001, “Paul Wolfowitz, then U.S. deputy secretary of defense, warned about ending states [that sponsored terrorism]. ‘It’s not just simply a matter of capturing people and holding them accountable but removing the sanctuaries, removing the support systems, ending states who sponsor terrorism,’ he said…” – Ahmed Rashid, […]
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Then-President George W. Bush recalled addressing a crowd at Ground Zero on September 14, 2001. “People shouted, ‘We can’t hear you.’ I shot back, ‘I can hear you!’ It got a cheer. I had been hoping to rally the workers and express the resolve of the country. Suddenly I knew how. ‘I can hear you. […]
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On September 14, 2001, “By a vote of 98 to 0 in the Senate and 420 to 1 in the House, Congress declared: ‘That the President [Bush] is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided in the terrorist attacks that occurred […]
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President Bush visited Ground Zero on September 14, 2001. “Standing on top of a wrecked fire truck, Bush grabbed a bullhorn to address the rescue crews working feverishly to find any survivors. When one of the workers said he couldn’t hear what the president was saying, Bush made one of the most memorable remarks of […]
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On September 14, 2001, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said that “the U.S. response to the [9/11] attacks should be a ‘sustained, broad campaign’ against targets well beyond al Qaeda and the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. Rumsfeld’s injunction, ‘Don’t over-elevate the importance of al Qaida,’ indicated that the war on terrorism was going to be […]
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“Congress also recognized [on September 14, 2001] that the President has authority under the Constitution, independent of Congressional approval, ‘to take action to deter and prevent acts of international terrorism against the United States.’ ” – Jack Goldsmith, The Terror Presidency, Page 104 […]
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“…President Bush declared, on September 14, 2001, that ‘a national emergency exists by reason of the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, New York, New York, and the Pentagon, and the continuing and immediate threat of further attacks on the United States.’ “ – Jack Goldsmith, The Terror Presidency, Page 82 […]
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While at a news conference with Attorney General John Ashcroft on September 14, 2001, FBI Director Robert Mueller said, regarding the hijackers: ” ‘The fact that there were a number of individuals that happened to have received training at flight schools here is news, quite obviously. If we had understood that to be the case, […]