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Sep 20, 2001 · Freedom and fear are at war. The advance of human freedom -- the great achievement of our time, and the great hope of every time -- now depends on us. Our nation -- this generation -- will lift a dark threat of violence from our people and our future. We will rally the world to this cause by our efforts, by our courage.
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On September the 11th, enemies of freedom committed an act...
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Sep 11, 2001 · The Global War on Terror is an international, American-led military campaign launched following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. President George W. Bush greets troops and tours military equipment at Fort Hood, Texas, January 3, 2003. View in the National Archives Catalog.
Sep 20, 2001 · U.S. President George W. Bush speaks to Congress and the people on the government's response to recent terrorist attacks (part 1) (September 20) Play video (QuickTime, Real or Windows Media)
Sep 6, 2006 · On the morning of September the 11th, 2001, our nation awoke to a nightmare attack. Nineteen men armed with box cutters took control of airplanes and turned them into missiles. They used them to...
- America Responds to 9/11
- War in Afghanistan Begins
- Iraq War Begins
- Saddam Hussein, Bin Laden Killed
• Sept. 11, 2001: Terrorists hijack four U.S. planes, crashing two into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan, while a third hits the U.S. Pentagon minutes later. The fourth plane, targeted to hit the White House, crashes in a fieldnear Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after passengers attacked the terrorists. The death toll, not i...
• Oct. 7, 2001: Airstrikes by the United States and Great Britain are launched in Afghanistan at Taliban and al Qaeda training camps and targets. “What America is tasting now is only a copy of what we have tasted,” al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden says in a video statementreleased the same day. “Our Islamic nation has been tasting the same for more ...
• March 19, 2003: U.S. and coalition forces invade Iraqfollowing intelligence that the country and its dictator, Saddam Hussein, possessed or were developing weapons of mass destruction. • May 1, 2003: Bush delivers a speech aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln proclaiming, “Mission Accomplished,” saying that major combat efforts for the...
• Dec. 30, 2006: After being sentenced to death by hanging for war crimes and crimes against humanity, Saddam Hussein is executed in Baghdad. • June 30, 2009: Sgt. Bowe R. Bergdahl walks away from his post in Afghanistan and is kidnapped by the Taliban. Released in 2014, he is later dishonorably discharged. • Aug. 30, 2010: In an Oval Office addres...
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The speech is considered an announcement of the beginning of the global war on terrorism. Overview. Bush condemned the actions of the "Taliban regime", saying that it "not only oppresses its own citizens but also threatens people everywhere as it sponsors, harbors, and supplies terrorists, and aids and abets in murder."
Jun 7, 2002 · Source George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum President Bush addresses the nation on the War on Terror, and announces the establishment of a cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security. Presidential Speeches | George W. Bush Presidency
