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As Americans Leapt to Their Deaths from the Twin Towers, George W. Bush Sat Cluelessly in a Florida Classroom, Endangering the Lives of the Children Around Him, Until His Handlers Could Figure Out What to Do With Him
Originally posted by SawToothJon
I think GW did the right thing and handled it like a true leader. He knew that his support staff and the military would take the right actions and so he calmly finished up before the children and then left the room as not to alarm anyone.
You can say GW mishandled the wars but he handled the immediate response to 911 like a champ.
Originally posted by ATH911
Then, the LAST thing you do is set up a temporary command post at the school, which for all you know could be a target, unless you like know in advance, that it's not..
Originally posted by Trams
reply to post by ATH911
Someone on ATS said it best. That "while he was sitting their, his people were planning on what to do". What could he really have done anyway?
Get on air force one asap?
Originally posted by SawToothJon
reply to post by OmegaPoint
So what would you have done if you were in Bush's shoes?
Would you have jumped up and down screaming we have been attacked, we dont know who it is or if its part of full scale invasion and just ran crying out of the room while the kids all commit suicide in the panic you have just induced in them? GIVE ME A BREAK!
Originally posted by lycopersicum
reply to post by ATH911
Look at it from this perspective,Bush sat still for 30 min ,To stall the attempted assasination on him ,with code words over heard or told to him,Angel is next (airforce one)
Originally posted by jprophet420
Actually there is a protocol for such occasions. Are you saying it was violated? If you are what is your source please.
Originally posted by ATH911
I think it's painfully obvious that the reason the Secret Service allowed the POTUS to keep reading to the kids after being told the country he swore to protect was under attack and even allowed the POTUS to make a speech at the same school later (coincidentally at the same time he was scheduled the make a speech there) was because they all knew they were safe at that school because they behind the terrorist attack all long.
That's the only scenario that makes logical sense.