He said that people rejected bigotry and prejudice after the terror attacks.
‘That leaves us worried about our nation, and our future together.’
He added: ‘On America’s day of trial and grief, I saw millions of people instinctively grab for a neighbours’ hand and rally to the cause of one another. That is the America I know. ‘At the time when some viewed the rising generation as individualistic and decadent I saw young people embrace an ethic of service and rise to selfless action. That is the nation I know. This is not mere nostalgia, it is the truest version of ourselves, it is what we have been and what we can be again.’Bush invaded both Afghanistan and then Iraq in the aftermath of the attacks, leading to costly and brutal wars that are still ongoing.
He said: ‘You have shielded your fellow citizens from danger. You have defended the beliefs of your country and advanced the rights of the downtrodden.
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