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Bush to speak on 9/11 at memorial in Shanksville
The Hill ^ | 08/30/21 03:25 PM EDT | BY OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN -

Posted on 08/30/2021 4:53:54 PM PDT by RandFan

Former President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush will appear in Shanksville, Pa., on Sept. 11 to commemorate the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 who lost their lives 20 years ago.

Bush will deliver the keynote address at the Flight 93 National Memorial, the Bush Center said in a statement.

Passengers of United Flight 93 tried to regain control of the plane from hijackers before crashing into a field in Shanksville. The hijacking was part of an orchestrated attack on the U.S. that also targeted the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington, Va.

Later, the former president and his wife will host a screening of Bush’s new Apple-BBC documentary “9/11: Inside the President’s War Room” in Dallas, according to the news release.

The memorial will be closed to the public during the observance ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but will be available for families of passengers who were on the flight.

Attendees will be required to present proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result to attend the event. There will also be a mask mandate.

The ceremony, which will come on the 20th anniversary of the attacks, coincides with the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban takeover of Kabul. The Taliban is on track to regain full control of the country for the first time since 2001, when U.S. troops invaded in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The ceremony also comes after a suicide bombing at the Kabul airport on Thursday, carried out by the Islamic State's affiliate in Afghanistan, killed 13 U.S. service members and nearly 200 Afghan civilians.


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1 posted on 08/30/2021 4:53:54 PM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

No comment.


2 posted on 08/30/2021 4:55:08 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Trump - Make America Great Again / Xiden - Make America Grovel Again...)
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To: RandFan
BUSHIE has said NOTHING.....NOTHING about what BIDEN just did in Afghanistan, but if TRUMP had tied his shoewlaces wrong, Bush would be all over him!!!

I DETEST THESE DEMOCRATS!!!

3 posted on 08/30/2021 4:56:48 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: RandFan

Nice to see he’s going to profit from a movie about 9/11.


4 posted on 08/30/2021 4:57:17 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard (resist the narrative.)
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To: RandFan

What has W had to say about Biden’s performance specifically the Afghanistan withdrawal? I’m sure he has made some remarks as he is not one to shy away from giving criticism. He sure let the criticism flow with Trump.


5 posted on 08/30/2021 4:57:43 PM PDT by TBall
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To: RandFan

Bush is either amazingly stupid or he has no shame.
Come to think of it, it’s probably both.


6 posted on 08/30/2021 4:58:12 PM PDT by Leaning Right (I have alrseady previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: RandFan

It would be a good place to hold up a sign asking him where are all the Christians that were in Iraq.


7 posted on 08/30/2021 4:58:20 PM PDT by alternatives? (The only reason to have an army is to defend your borders,)
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To: Kickass Conservative

I wonder what sh!t for brains thinks of his buddy Biden’s Afghan debacle?


8 posted on 08/30/2021 4:58:59 PM PDT by hardspunned (former GOP globalist stooge)
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To: RandFan

speaking on The Today Show on Thursday morning (April 22), Bush also talked about the contemporary Republicans who support Trump, calling them “isolationist, protectionist and, to a certain extent, nativist.”

I’d turn my back on him


9 posted on 08/30/2021 5:00:11 PM PDT by McGavin999 (biden is not my president )
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To: Leaning Right
This will be a 911 memorial like NO OTHER. Perhaps, retribution to those responsible. GWB's main talent is an incredible ability to keep a straight face while lying thru his teeth.

911 bush school kite plane must hit steel


10 posted on 08/30/2021 5:03:47 PM PDT by C210N (Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.)
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To: hardspunned

>>>I wonder what sh!t for brains thinks of his buddy Biden’s Afghan debacle?<<<

Great Job Brownie???


11 posted on 08/30/2021 5:03:52 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Trump - Make America Great Again / Xiden - Make America Grovel Again...)
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To: TBall

Nothing from Obama either TBall..

They prosecuted that war for 16 years between them. You’d think they would have something to say. They usually do..


12 posted on 08/30/2021 5:03:59 PM PDT by RandFan
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To: hardspunned

Probably has tons of stock in the Xhinese companies that will be mining all that lithium in Afghanistan.


13 posted on 08/30/2021 5:04:18 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (RIP my "teddy bear". )
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To: RandFan

He betrayed the country to a corrupt global self appointed by elite… the CCP and owns him, Romney and the rest.


14 posted on 08/30/2021 5:05:32 PM PDT by WinstonSmith1984 (The DOJ is a far left militia.)
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To: McGavin999

He allowed 9/11 to happen on his watch.

He was in Office longer when it happened, than Biden has been in office. So no excuses.


15 posted on 08/30/2021 5:06:07 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: RandFan

I hope he is cuffed and taken to Gitmo immediately after his remarks.


16 posted on 08/30/2021 5:06:32 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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To: Leaning Right

In eight years Bush lost two wars and collapsed the global economy.

So far Biden has 1 lost war in 9 months. If he is aiming to beat Bush’s record for most disasters by one president, he is off to a good start.


17 posted on 08/30/2021 5:08:05 PM PDT by Renfrew
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To: lightman

Needs FReeping.


18 posted on 08/30/2021 5:09:10 PM PDT by Jane Long (America, Bless God....blessed be the Nation.)
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To: RandFan

Is Bush going to bring his girlfriend Obama? And his BFFs Bill and Hillary Clinton?


19 posted on 08/30/2021 5:09:48 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Jane Long; fatima; Fresh Wind; st.eqed; xsmommy; House Atreides; Nowhere Man; PaulZe; brityank; ...

Pennsylvania Ping!

Please ping me with articles of interest.

FReepmail me to be added to the list.

20 posted on 08/30/2021 5:10:14 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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