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Feb 1, 2019 · The al Qaeda -led attacks prompted President George W. Bush to announce a global “War on Terror” military campaign, in which he called on world leaders to join the U.S. in its...
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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.
The George W. Bush administration defined the following objectives in the War on Terror: Defeat terrorists such as Osama bin Laden , Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and destroy their organizations Identify, locate and demolish terrorists along with their organizations
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May 2, 2024 · U.S. Pres. George W. Bush delivering remarks at the former site of the World Trade Center, September 14, 2001. See all videos for this article. The war on terrorism was a multidimensional campaign of almost limitless scope.
The world has responded with an unprecedented coalition against international terrorism. In the first 100 days of the war, President George W. Bush increased America’s homeland security and built a worldwide coalition that: Began to destroy al-Qaeda’s grip on Afghanistan by driving the Taliban from power.
Sep 11, 2001 · In an address before a joint session of Congress, Bush outlines what he describes as a global, open-ended “war on terror” and announces the creation of an Office of Homeland Security to ...
Sep 8, 2021 · “Our war on terror begins with al-Qaeda, but it does not end there,” former US President George W Bush told Congress days after the attacks, on September 20, 2001. “It will not end until...
