George W. Bush, Policy Selling and Agenda-Setting after 9/11

Authors

Gabriel Rubin, Montclair State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Preprint

Publication Date

Spring 3-22-2020

Journal / Book Title

Presidential Rhetoric on Terrorism under Bush, Obama and Trump

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.

Comments

This preprint is published in its final form as:

Rubin, G. (2020). George W. Bush: Policy Selling and Agenda-Setting After 9/11. In: Presidential Rhetoric on Terrorism under Bush, Obama and Trump. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30167-5_2

DOI

10.1007/978-3-030-30167-5_2

Publisher

Palgrave Pivot, Cham

Journal ISSN / Book ISBN

ISBN 978-3-030-30167-5

MSU Digital Commons Citation

Rubin, Gabriel, "George W. Bush, Policy Selling and Agenda-Setting after 9/11" (2020). Department of Justice Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 142.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/justice-studies-facpubs/142