Bush Stakes All On September 11

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Bush Stakes All On September 11
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Washington Post Tuesday 16th September, 2003

President Bush paused in his Labor Day remarks about jobs, and told his audience of union members, "I want you to think back to that fateful day, September the 11th, and what happened afterwards."

Usually his reminder is more subtle, but Bush is invoking the terrorist hijackings frequently, as he ramps up his reelection campaign, and tries to defuse the political risk posed by persistent joblessness, setbacks in Iraq, and accusations that he exaggerated evidence on the road to war.

In the past six weeks, Bush has cited "9/11" or Sept. 11, 2001, in arguing for his energy policy, and in response to questions about campaign fundraising, tax cuts, unemployment, the deficit, airport security, Afghanistan, and the length, cost and death toll of the Iraq occupation.
Bush's aides said his persistent references to the attacks reflect his identification with them as a searing personal experience. Some analysts said he sometimes appears to depend on such references in times of trouble or uncertainty.

Such references are not new for Bush. In April, when he was making the case for invading Iraq, he said he refused to leave the nation's enemies "free to plot another September the 11th."

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If he is betting on 9/11 boy is he WRONG!

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