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Which of these concerns dominated policymaking during George W. Bush's presidency?

ending a prolonged economic crisis
preventing terrorist attacks on U.S. territory
improving the quality of American public education
decreasing the United States' reliance on foreign energy sources

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"preventing terrorist attacks on U.S. territory"

Step-by-step explanation:

After 9/11, a "global war on terrorism" was announced. The Afghan Taliban regime did not surrender Osama bin Laden, as demanded by the United States, so Bush ordered his invasion to overthrow the Taliban government. In his State of the Union address in 2002, where he first mentioned the existence of an "axis of evil" composed of North Korea, Iraq and Iran referred to them as a "threat to world peace" and "an serious and growing danger ยป. The Bush Administration defended its right to wage preventive wars; this became the basis of the so-called Bush Doctrine, which weakened considerably and unprecedented international support for the United States, supports that had increased after 9/11.

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  • preventing terrorist attacks on US territory