There were many major policy elements of the war on terror in the wake of September 11, 2001. Before George W. Bush had become president, he was the governor of Texas. Bush promoted “compassionate conservatism” and tried to dissociate the anti-immigrant rhetoric of the 1990 's from the Republican Party. Bush quickly began implementing a conservative agenda after his narrow margin of victory. In 2001, Bush pressed Congress to pass the largest tax cut in U.S. history. Most of these tax cuts went to the wealthy, assuming that they would invest this money in productive activity. Bush also wanted to drill oil in a national wildlife refuge and harvest timber in national forests. However, Senator Jim Jeffords of Vermont abandoned his party and began
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Patriotism, not arranged by the government, spread through the nation. During this time, trust in the government rose and public services such as the police and firemen became national heroes. After two decades the nation finally felt a renewed sense of common social purpose. Americans looked to the federal government for reassurance and guidance. Bush took this opportunity and made freedom the nation 's main priority. In an address a few days after 9/11, Bush said that “freedom and fear are at war” and that the nation’s enemies had attacked the them because they “hate our …show more content…
foreign policy and inspired policymakers to reshape the world in terms of U.S. interests and ideals. The U.S. established military bases in Central Asia in order to increase military action in the Middle East. The administration sent out troops to the Philippines in order to aid troops there in fighting an Islamic insurgency. The administration also announced plans to make a military presence in Africa. The U.S. consolidated ties with Indonesia 's and Pakistan 's governments, which faced Islamic fundamentalist rebels. The defeat of the Taliban was just the precipice of the war on terrorists. In 2002, Bush accused Iran, Iraq and North Korea of harboring terrorists and developing nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. He called these three countries an “axis of evil.” However, there was no evidence that connected them with the attacks of September 11 and they had never collaborated with each other
Patriotism, not arranged by the government, spread through the nation. During this time, trust in the government rose and public services such as the police and firemen became national heroes. After two decades the nation finally felt a renewed sense of common social purpose. Americans looked to the federal government for reassurance and guidance. Bush took this opportunity and made freedom the nation 's main priority. In an address a few days after 9/11, Bush said that “freedom and fear are at war” and that the nation’s enemies had attacked the them because they “hate our …show more content…
foreign policy and inspired policymakers to reshape the world in terms of U.S. interests and ideals. The U.S. established military bases in Central Asia in order to increase military action in the Middle East. The administration sent out troops to the Philippines in order to aid troops there in fighting an Islamic insurgency. The administration also announced plans to make a military presence in Africa. The U.S. consolidated ties with Indonesia 's and Pakistan 's governments, which faced Islamic fundamentalist rebels. The defeat of the Taliban was just the precipice of the war on terrorists. In 2002, Bush accused Iran, Iraq and North Korea of harboring terrorists and developing nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. He called these three countries an “axis of evil.” However, there was no evidence that connected them with the attacks of September 11 and they had never collaborated with each other