George W. Bush

About the author: George W. Bush is the forty-third president of the United States.

The events of September 11, 2001, demonstrated to the world the evil of terrorism; but September 11 will also be remembered as the day that the nations of the world resolved to fight this evil. In the six months since September 11, Operation Enduring Freedom —the U.S.-led military occupation of Afghanistan—has been largely successful in its efforts to destroy the al Qaeda terrorist network. However, terrorism is a global problem and will require a global response. The nations of the world must work to expose and apprehend terrorists and confront governments that harbor terrorists with diplomatic ultimatums, and...