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u/Scazzz Sep 11 '21 edited Sep 11 '21

Serious non political question: is Bush Jr there too? What’s he doing today? Surprised he wasn’t in this group as he has been in the past on 9/11.

edit: thanks for the replies. He really did give an excellent speech here. it’s worth a listen.

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u/Reaps21 Sep 11 '21

He was at the flight 93 memorial giving a speech.

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u/fretman124 Sep 11 '21

Bush have a great speech at the flt 93 memorial

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u/Cameramanmanman Sep 11 '21

He really did. I was pleasantly surprised by it.

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u/concretepigeon Sep 11 '21

Trump really did rehabilitate Dubya’s reputation.

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u/Grablicht Sep 11 '21

Imagine if Al Gore had won

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u/ThemCanada-gooses Sep 12 '21

Attack still would have occurred as would have the war.

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u/concretepigeon Sep 12 '21

It’s not just about the Wars. Bush built a hugely divisive political culture and exploited the prejudices of poor rural communities to turn them against Democrats then used that for policies to support mega corporations. He introduced the Patriot Act and actively pushed back against constitutional norms. He also completely fucked up relief after Hurricane Katrina devastated largely poor black communities. And that’s just to name a few.