POLITICS. Bush ruled on the tragic date / EFE
This Saturday in a speech from Shanksville, Pennsylvania, former President George W. Bush recalled the tragic terrorist attacks of the September 11, 2001 and he called on Americans to reject the politics of fear and resentment.
The context: The Republican said present where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed, which was hijacked by Al-Qaeda terrorists and was heading to Washington DC; However, the fight between the crew and the insurgents ended with the aircraft landing on an empty field.
- Bush, then president of the United States, called for leaving behind the resentment that the attacks aroused.
- On September 11, 2001, three other planes were hijacked. Two of them crashed into the Twin Towers and the third into the Pentagon.
What do they say?: “In the weeks and months after the September 11 attacks, I was proud to lead a united, incredible and resilient people,” recalled the former president, who noted that “when it comes to the unity of the United States, those days seem distant from ours ”.
- “The evil force seems to work in our common life that turns each disagreement into an argument and each discussion into a clash of cultures,” he added.
- “In America’s day of judgment and grief, I saw millions of people instinctively grasp the hand of a neighbor and join one another,” he concluded.
Main source of the news: The Hill
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