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 to vote with the Democrats, this made it harder for Bush to win more legislative victories. Bush 's foreign policy emphasized the need to act free of international institutions and treaties. In office, Bush announced plans to create a national missile defense system which violated the ABM Treaty of 1972. He then rejected a treaty to establish an International Criminal Court to try human rights violators. Bush’s announcement that the U.S. would not abide by the Kyoto Protocol of 1997 was extremely controversial among the nation. The Kyoto Protocol sought to fight global warming, which scientists warned could have dangerous effects on the world’s climate. In the 1990 's, evidence of global warming was first discovered as glaciers and ice started to melt rapidly. Global warming is very serious and dangerous. It is a danger to the climate that threatens to change agricultural patterns, raise ocean levels and flood inhabited coastlines. The U.S. is the largest burner of fossil fuels in the world. When Bush withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol, much of the world was infuriated. 9/11 changed the domestic and international situations and Bush’s entire presidency.
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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 freedoms.” At this speech, Bush declared a few foreign policy …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 freedoms.” At this speech, Bush declared a few foreign policy …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