Contribution to Book
George W. Bush, Policy Selling and Agenda-Setting after 9/11
Presidential Rhetoric on Terrorism under Bush, Obama and Trump
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
3-22-2020
Disciplines
- Administrative Law,
- Defense and Security Studies,
- International and Area Studies,
- Law,
- Law Enforcement and Corrections,
- Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility,
- Legal Profession,
- Other Political Science,
- Other Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration,
- Political Science,
- President/Executive Department,
- Public Administration,
- Public Affairs,
- Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration,
- Social and Behavioral Sciences,
- Social Justice and
- Terrorism Studies
Abstract
George W. Bush successfully set the agenda for an expansive, global war against terrorists after the 9/11 attacks. This agenda was not inevitable, it arose from an interpretation of events and of America’s adversaries that leaned on global conflict, cultural differences, and the presumption of evil intent. Bush’s speech-making successfully led to the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, civil liberty-reducing legislation, and a large institutional edifice dedicated to counterterrorism. The themes Bush’s speeches evoked and the agendas and policies that these speeches set are covered in this chapter.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30167-5_2
Book Publisher
Palgrave Pivot, Cham
Journal ISSN / Book ISBN
978-3-030-30167-5
Published Citation
Rubin, Gabriel. "George W. Bush: Policy Selling and Agenda-Setting After 9/11." In Presidential Rhetoric on Terrorism under Bush, Obama and Trump, pp. 55-80. Palgrave Pivot, Cham, 2020.
Citation Information
Gabriel Rubin. "George W. Bush, Policy Selling and Agenda-Setting after 9/11" Presidential Rhetoric on Terrorism under Bush, Obama and Trump (2020) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/gabriel-rubin/12/