1. THE GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENCY 24.4

2. ELECTION CONTROVERSY George W. Bush (R) v. Al Gore (D) Gore wins popular vote, Bush wins electoral vote b/c he wins Florida  Controversial vote count, Gore team demanded a revote, Supreme Court took on the case Bush v. Gore:  5-4 vote to stop the recount ∴ Bush wins the presidency

3. BUSH’S AGENDA Follows Reaganomics:  Tax cuts will stimulate the economy ∴ Bush pushed a $1.3 trillion tax cut thru Congress in 2001  More $ in hands of consumer, but national budget at stake as well  Increase consumer spending, investment, + create new jobs  Did increase the national budget No Child Left Behind  Federal performance standards in public schools 2003:  Bush increased spending on Medicare to help the elderly afford the rising cost of prescriptions

4. THE U.S. IS ATTACKED – 9/11/01 4 planes crash  Close to 3,000 dead  Rescue workers inspire America  United Flight 93 Rudolph Giuliani – NY Mayor Osama Bin Laden – al Qaeda http://www.history.com/topics/9-11-attacks/videos/911-timeline

5. AMERICA’S WAR ON TERRORISM Bush declared a “war on terrorism”  General consensus among American ppl that this was the most important priority

6. INVADING AFGHANISTAN Invade Afghanistan:  Try to attack the Taliban for harboring terrorists  Taliban = Islamic fundamentalists that ran the gov’t  Al Qaeda led by Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan Bin Laden opposed:  U.S. support of Israel  Presence of American troops in Saudi Arabia  Economic boycott against Iraq

7. INVADING AFGHANISTAN The Taliban refused to turn over Osama bin Laden  U.S., G.B., and other U.S. allies overthrew the Taliban in 3 months  American troops captured several Al Qaeda leaders but bin Laden escaped.

8. IMPROVING NATIONAL SECURITY Patriot Act: passed by Congress shortly after the 9/11 attacks  Gives law enforcement (FBI/NSA) broad powers when screening for suspected terrorists  Detain +/or deport ppl w/ suspected ties to terrorists Bush created Dept. of Homeland Security  Coordinate domestic security matters w/ all levels of gov’t + agencies

9. Target: Remove Saddam Hussein from power because he is holding WMDs “Bush Doctrine”: Pre- emptive war against states sponsoring terrorism INVASION OF IRAQ - 2003

10. IRAQ Post 9/11, Bush vows to stop rogue nations and terrorism- “Axis of Evil”(2002)  Iraq, Iran, North Korea threatened world security West thought Hussein developing a bio/chem/nuclear program  Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs)  Told to allow inspectors… http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/30/world/meast/iraq-weapons- inspections-fast-facts/\

11. LAUNCHING OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM October 2002:  Congress authorized Bush to use force in Iraq March 19, 2003: Operation Iraqi Freedom  American + British forces invade Iraq  Immediately take down Baghdad, capture Saddam + other Iraqi leaders in the following months

12. DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ Jan, 2005:  First fully elected gov’t 2006:  “Surge” led by General David Petraeus restores order  Iraq gets a constitution  April 23, 2006 - Jawad al-Maliki elected as Prime Minister

13. BUSH’S SECOND TERM Bush wins reelection in 2004:

14. GLOBALIZATION SCAVENGER HUNT https://misshglobalizationscavengerhunt.wordpress.com/2011/04/03/hello-world/

15. BUSH’S SECOND TERM  Guantanamo Bay  NSA  Social Security  Hurricane Katrina  2008 Economic Recession

16. GTMO Prisoners at Guantanamo  Debate b/w nat’l security + civil liberties  Detain suspected terrorists as criminals charged w/ a crime or as enemy combatants.  Lawyer and trial vs. none…  Supreme Court tended to rule on the side of the suspected terrorists = protection of civil liberties.

17. NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY (NSA) After 9/11 security nation-wide increased significantly  NSA began wiretapping international calls, specifically those w/ suspected ties to terrorism  Patriot Act gave NSA the right conduct searches of phone, computer, etc…

18. SOCIAL SECURITY Bush proposed that workers can put 4% of their income in private accounts rather than in Social Security  Private accounts would then cover the shortfall in SS.  Never even went to Congress b/c little public support. BUT… Bush did convince Congress to pass a new Medicare Program  Help cover the cost of prescriptions.

19. HURRICANE KATRINA August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina smashed the Gulf Coast  Extreme devastation, 1,200 ppl killed,  Little clean drinking water, food destroyed, thousands homeless  New Orleans  levees broke and water crushed the city  Ppl took refuge in the Superdome. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was slow to respond.  Reporters kept asking where the gov’t was to help  Took much criticism  Bush fired the head of FEMA  Congress approved a $200 billion budget to rebuild.

21. 2008 ECONOMIC RECESSION In 2007 many ppl that were approved for a housing loan began defaulting on their mortgages.  b/c of their low credit/income they should have never gotten the loan in the 1 st place Housing Market crashed  Packages housing loans  Global recession when they defaulted  Concept of “selling debt, ”betting against debt, shorts…