Ideology in Fahrenheit 9/11

             Fahrenheit 9/11 is a film that politically attacks the President of the United States. Michael Moore focused on what have been concealed based on credible reports. The film started with the 2000 U.S. Presidential Elections wherein Bush "supposedly won" against Al Gore and moved forward to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and how Bush dealt with the war in Iraq.
             One can simply recognize the propaganda that Moore made. In order to be able to convince people watching, he made footages that made his arguments looked more persuasive. He described Bush as a President who spent most of his time on vacation during his first eight months in office. There were some advanced reports that the terrorists will attack the U.S.A. but Bush ignored the warnings. The Americans were grieving as well as the world when the 9/11 happened. Bush acted as soon as he heard about the attack, but was never revealed in the film and it only pointed out his initial reactions while he was in Florida with the local school children.
             Bush was aggressive in finding the terrorists and made drastic actions. After the attack, he let the family of Osama Bin Laden leave the country and the investigations were delayed. He declared war against Bin Laden and attacked the Afghanistan; his reason was the Taliban were coddling Bin Laden. Innocent lives were not spared, several US soldiers died and their families were grieving but until this time Bin Laden was not caught. Bush tried to warn the American to enjoy life but be very observant, the result was fear and unsecured environment.
             Moore made an attempt to convince Americans that the current President is not doing his job and thus Bush and his administration was only deceiving the people. I agree with the viewpoint of Moore, he has a point but it is not enough. There are still Americans who believe with how Bush tries to capture the mastermind of such a terror act.
             Although the film is liberal, it still points ou...

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