On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 13:14:28 -0400, jim-- wrote:


He continued to read stories to the children after being told that a plane
crashed into the first tower? Link?

And if so, was he to know at that time that it was a terrorist attack and
what was he to have done? That thought (a terrorist attack) certainly did
not cross my mind after the initial crash, nor the minds of the newspeople
reporting it.

Was it immediately apparent to you? What should the President have done?

Uh, you are a little confused. Bush had already been informed of the
first attack, the seven minutes being referred to are after Card whispered
to Bush "A second plane hit the second tower. America is under attack."
He did nothing.

To be generous, there are staff professionals expected to deal with
unforeseen events, but if Bush were a "hands on" administrator one could
expect him to take the lead. In any event, Bush's behavior then, and in
the subsequent flight around the country, were not his finest hours.

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