9/11 Research Synthesis Essay

America has a history of misleading the common people to gain public support. Whether rallying its citizens to fight the Nazis in Germany or to fight communism in Korea, the United States has, for the most part, been considered righteous. But the United States and more importantly the people that govern it, have had ulterior motives. The most prominent example was in the early 2000s on the tragic day of September 11. 9/11 was one of the most infamous incidents ever which unified the nation behind our president, George Bush. He used fear and anger tactics to provoke mainstream media into blindly supporting an invalid war against and invisible enemy. After 9/11 America wanted revenge and it was widely believed that the terrorist attacks were
The regime has long lasting and continuing ties to terrorist inside Iraq. This regime is seeking nuclear bomb, and with fissile material could build one within a year.” It was later showed that there was absolutely no proof of nuclear weapons inside Iraq and they were harboring no WMDs and also having no ties with any terrorist groups. This is one of the hundreds of lies that the bush administration was using to try to persuade and fear the public into support of this war, making it appear to be a matter of life and death. In fact in 2002 there was a campaign created by the White House Iraq group with the bush administration coordinated with policy officials to spread Bush’s lies. But this war wasn't only for the “good” of America, it was also for personal gain. The Bush family has been accused (and recorded) to have done business with companies that have has worked with Osama Bin Laden, the Caryle Group. Also, with the growing tensions the Middle East and the United States pre 9/11, the Bush family invested in companies that acquired weapon contracts after the invasion; boosting their profits (Wall Street