George W. Bush Presidency How does GW Bush deal with issues of the 2000s?

2000 Election Confusion over the ballot in Palm Beach, Florida Voters worried they may have voted for Buchannan not Gore Vice-president Al Gore (D) vs. Gov. George W. Bush (R )

Election Night Confusion Florida vote is in question, who ever win Florida, wins election VQ: What confusion did the news networks create on election night? Machine recount gives Bush FLA by 327 votes, Gore challenges the result wants a hand recount (issue of “chads”) Florida Sup. Court agrees with Gore, orders hand recount, Bush sues Bush v. Gore: US Supreme Court halts hand recount- Bush wins

Bush Domestic Agenda Bush takes Clinton surplus and gives it back to American people ($300 per tax payer) Bush gets tax cuts passed, (based on income, wealthier get more, poor get less) Bush proposes No Child Left Behind education standards

World Trade CenterSept 11, 2001: Al-Qaeda members enter US w/ incomplete visas, hijack four planes, crashing two into the World Trade Center 9/11 Attacks Pentagon & Pennsylvania Third hits the Pentagon in Washington & passengers took over fourth plane, crashes in PA field HcX3iffQcI&safe=a ctive August: Bush received PDB from Ntl Sec Advisor Rice saying “Bin Laden Determined to Attack Inside US”

Results of 9/11 Bush promises payback, goes to UN, seeking a resolution to invade Afghanistan, who was harboring Bin Laden Bush asks for & Congress passes USA Patriot Act, gives govt ability to do warrantless searches for terror suspects October 2001: multi-nation coalition invades Afghanistan, removes Taliban from power US special forces have Bin Laden trapped at Tora Bora, but not enough forces sent in to capture him & he escapes

War in Iraq 2002: Pres Bush says Iraq has Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) & are part of an “axis of evil” VP Cheney says Iraq had a connection to Al-Qaeda (9/11) and an attack on the US was imminent March 2003: After getting approval from Congress, Bush invades Iraq May 2003: Bush declares “Mission Accomplished” many former Baath party members & upset Iraqis joined insurgency against US 2008: No WMDs found, 4500 US soldiers & millions of Iraqis die Feb 2003: Sec of State Powell takes case to UN, no UN approval

Bush’s Second Term 2006: Democrats to regain Congress, Nancy Pelosi 1 st woman elected Spkr of House : Major financial crisis begins. Why? 1.Growing debt from wars & tax cuts slows economy 2.Housing bubble bursts - home prices overvalued & “sub-prime” flex interest mortgages (massive foreclosures – banks lose $) 3. Major banks & other businesses fail due to risky loans Bush & Congress pass TARP – up to $700 billion in tax money to helped troubled institutions 2008: Huge debt, two wars, possible depression no_3So