- Network: Apple TV+
- Series Premiere Date: Sep 1, 2021
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It is a horrifyingly tragic but also propulsive story, with twin narratives following the president’s movements and the developing carnage on the ground, minute by minute.
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This impressive documentary, co-produced by the BBC and Apple, succeeded in conveying the sheer terror and panic of 11 September – and the shockwaves that reverberate to the present day.
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“War Room” has no pretensions of being the final authority on Sept. 11, and the Bush-friendly spin does not make this documentary an irrelevant historical record. Indeed, every single official comes off as genuine and patriotic, and as people who cared about their country.
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“Inside the President’s War Room” certainly captures the chaos and confusion in the hours after the first plane hit North Tower, as various agencies scramble to figure out the scope of the attacks. But the documentary allows Bush to wax on at length about what leadership amid crisis means to him, without having to answer for Afghanistan, Iraq, torture or the countless disastrous policies and avoidable deaths under his watch.