Fahrenheit 9/11 Analysis
The movie “Fahrenheit 9/11” by Michael Moore is based off the events before during and after 9/11. One of the biggest terrorist attacks America has seen and brought legislations such as the patriot act into effect single handily. On September 11, 2001 two planes were hijacked and crashed into the twin towers resulting in the deaths of thousands of Americans. This incident left a scar in the hearts of many Americans. The person who has taken a lot of the blame for this incident was the reigning president at the time, President George W. Bush. Fahrenheit 9/11 portrays Bush as one of the worst presidents America has seen due to the following reasons: he made many poor decisions during his presidency, a lot of his decisions were to personally benefit
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Bush used his power to support his biases and his colleagues. For instance, after 9/11 all air traffic was suspended in America, yet Bin Laden and his family were given clearance to fly out of the country for no specific reason. There were no replies from Bush to these accusations as he just allowed them to do this for no reason. Also, he released a report where he blacked out his colleague’s name for no reason regarding national security. But, it was likely to benefit his colleague and not shame him and his family for desertion. Which is him abusing his powers as president. Furthermore, 100’s of middle eastern people who flew into America were detained for questioning. This is racial profiling that he started as a result of 9/11. As Michael Moore believes a lot of them were detained due to Bush’s prejudice or bias. Funny enough, this is fallacy of single causation as although Michael Moore suggested that this was racial profiling, these people could have been under suspicion. Basically, Michael Moore believes a lot of these decisions are examples of Bush abusing his power.
In conclusion, Bush was a bad president due to his poor decisions, his corrupt ways, and his abuse of power. Michael Moore has shown how bad of a president Bush actually was. With a man as carefree, careless, and reckless as Bush it is no wonder America hit such turmoil under him. George Bush will go down as one the worst presidents to ever reign in the United
Bush used his power to support his biases and his colleagues. For instance, after 9/11 all air traffic was suspended in America, yet Bin Laden and his family were given clearance to fly out of the country for no specific reason. There were no replies from Bush to these accusations as he just allowed them to do this for no reason. Also, he released a report where he blacked out his colleague’s name for no reason regarding national security. But, it was likely to benefit his colleague and not shame him and his family for desertion. Which is him abusing his powers as president. Furthermore, 100’s of middle eastern people who flew into America were detained for questioning. This is racial profiling that he started as a result of 9/11. As Michael Moore believes a lot of them were detained due to Bush’s prejudice or bias. Funny enough, this is fallacy of single causation as although Michael Moore suggested that this was racial profiling, these people could have been under suspicion. Basically, Michael Moore believes a lot of these decisions are examples of Bush abusing his power.
In conclusion, Bush was a bad president due to his poor decisions, his corrupt ways, and his abuse of power. Michael Moore has shown how bad of a president Bush actually was. With a man as carefree, careless, and reckless as Bush it is no wonder America hit such turmoil under him. George Bush will go down as one the worst presidents to ever reign in the United