Americans 'don't pay attention to lesson of 9/11,' former US president Bush says – report

Former US President George W. Bush, speaking with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at his presidential library in Dallas, stated that Americans are not paying attention to the lessons of 9/11 as the nation marks 25 years since the attacks. Bush, who was president during the 2001 attacks, emphasized that "what happens overseas matters to our national security at home," criticizing what he perceives as isolationist tendencies. He argued that the US should support those "struggling against tyranny," even without sending troops, because "everyone wants to be free." Bush also recounted becoming a "wartime president" on 9/11 and the immediate aftermath, including the decision to ground all planes and his visit to Ground Zero. He expressed concern about harassment against Muslim Americans post-9/11, stating, "I didn't want us to lose our soul."