Apparently, a slight plurality of voters believe that the Republicans—by which they mainly mean the administration of George W. Bush—are best at handling national security issues in America regarding terrorism. Baffling is really the only word one can use to describe this belief. And so I present to you the actions and words of those whom you have entrusted to protect you, as their own words do them more harm than anything I could possibly say. 2001: The Bush administration not only puts an end to a highly classified program that monitored Al-Qaeda suspects inside the US, but also gives $43 million dollars in aid to the Taliban government in Afghanistan. May 2002. Condoleezza Rice: I don’t think anybody could have predicted that they would try to use an airplane as a missile, a hijacked airplane as a missile.