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On September 11th, 2001,
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nearly 3,000 people -
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including a colleague of mine, Bill Weems -
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were killed in the largest foreign attack
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ever on American soil.
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The targets were the financial
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and military headquarters of the United States.
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If anyone has any idea, have seen him,
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or knows where he is, to call us.
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He's got two little babies.
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Two little babies.
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As the attack took place,
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Mr. Bush was on his way to an elementary school
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in Florida.
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When informed of the first plane hitting
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the World Trade Center,
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where terrorists had struck just eight years prior,
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Mr. Bush decided to go ahead
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with this photo opportunity.
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When the second plane hit the tower,
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his Chief of Staff entered the classroom
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and told Mr. Bush the nation is under attack.
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Not knowing what to do,
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with no one telling him what to do,
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and no Secret Service rushing in
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to take him to safety,
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Mr. Bush just sat there
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and continued to read 'My Pet Goat'
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with the children.
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Nearly seven minutes passed
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with nobody doing anything.
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As Bush sat in that Florida classroom,