O- The State of the Union Address addresses the post-September 11 world and was written and delivered by George W. Bush. Bush was the president of the United States at that time. This document is a primary source, specifically public speech. The speech was delivered on January 29, 2002. The U.S. is in the middle of the deadliest terrorist attacks in American history to occur on American soil. The attack occurred on September 11, 2001. The airborne terrorist assaults on the Pentagon, the World Trade Center, and the nearly 3,000 American lives lost in the attempted flight against the White House or Capitol. Bush became president of a wartime nation after the attack. This speech was delivered after the attack. The destruction of the twin towers, …show more content…
Bush used the speech as a reference to Iran, Iraq, and North Korea as the "axis of evil" for the first time. The speech was mostly focused on foreign policy. President Bush unveiled a comprehensive strategy to track out and neutralize terrorists worldwide following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. The term "Global War on Terror," or "GWOT," was used to refer to the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq as well as additional military, diplomatic, and other measures used to prevent terrorists from receiving funding or safe haven. The GWOT included participation from global coalition partners as well. He used every tool at his disposal to fight terrorism, which was previously seen only as a "law enforcement" problem. In order to fight terrorism and safeguard our country, he reformed our armed forces and fortified our national security apparatus. In order to assist in stopping our enemies from posing a threat to us and our friends with weapons of mass destruction, the President has also launched operational missile defense and advanced counterproliferation