The Power Of Power In Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11?

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Presidents and other people of high power have the ability to do many things that some may disagree with and walk away with very minimal consequences. In the movie Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore, shows how George W. Bush manipulates his power to fool the American people and enter into an unnecessary war. “There are some who feel like that if they attack us that we may decide to leave prematurely. They don 't understand what they are talking about if that 's the case... There are some who feel… that they can attack us there. My answer is bring 'em on.” Bush creates a sense of fear among the American people that the nation is under attack, but is very patriotic and confident to the point that Americans will trust him. Moore shows that the war is pointless and invading Iraq does not make sense. In the film, Moore goes around D.C. and asks senators and other officials of congress to sign their child up for the war and none of them signed the forms. That clearly shows that members of the government do not support and want their children in a …show more content…

“ "Fool me once... shame on… shame on you...If fooled, you can’t get fooled again.” Moore agrees with this quote Bush said. Bush fooled the American people, they are fooled but it will not happen again. Moore believes that Bush was not a great president as he spent 42 percent of his presidency on vacation. He formed fear among the American people but put them on his back and led them with confidence and patriotism. The Iraq war is claimed to be pointless with none of the attackers from Iraq. Many people are dying in the Iraq war for no reason at all. Bush may continue to look for more weapons of mass destruction but is honestly wasting time. “Of course, none of these countries had an army, so it looked like we 'd be doing most of the fighting ourselves.” The United States kept invading but does not have much competition to fight

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