George Bush's Crusading Scorecard (2001-2007)

"Just five days after the September 11th attacks," writes Tom Engelhardt, "a president with a new mission, a new cause, and a new purpose in life told the American people that, though they had to 'go back to work tomorrow,' they should now know that they were facing a 'new kind of evil.' He added, 'And we understand. And the American people are beginning to understand. This crusade, this war on terrorism is going to take a while.' That little 'slip' of the tongue spoke volumes. It signaled that George W. Bush was already in his own heroic dream world and, only those few days after the 9/11 attacks, had both a 'crusade' on the brain and 'victory' in that crusade firmly in mind."

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