A Nation Comes Together “After a rough first eight months in office, Bush was delivered a tragedy on a scale few Presidents have experience- The World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks” (George W. Bush; 43rd President of the United States). On September 11, 2001, Islamist terrorist attacked the nation. According to the final report of the National Commission on Terrorist attacks, the government under estimated the true treat of the terrorist, thus leading to the unexpected attack. “These were the main conclusions of a landmark report released July 22, 2004, by a federal commission that devoted nearly two years to studying all aspects of the terrorist attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people, damaged the U.S. economy, and led to major U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The commission recommended a revamping of the government's intelligence-gathering agencies and a broad series of programs to defeat terrorists and make the United States more secure against their attacks”( Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks). The Commission’s report had a huge affect because of the publicity it received and because of how quickly Congress jumped to adhere to the commission’s recommendations. After this terrible event, the nation did not lose hope. The nation almost immediately stated in the hard process of rebuilding physically, mentally and emotionally. President Bush increased security in airports, and schools started having security drills. After 9/11 there was a lot of national pride. People and organizations came together to help families who loss someone in the attacks. (9/11)