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Remember what George W. Bush said after terrorist attack

President Barack Obama shakes hands with Cuban President Raul Castro during their meeting at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, Cuba, in March.
President Barack Obama shakes hands with Cuban President Raul Castro during their meeting at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, Cuba, in March. Pablo Martinez Monsivais Associated Press

I would like to remind Bill Craig (“President Obama should stay in Cuba if he loves it so much,” March 25) what the immortal words of George W. Bush were right after 9/11, when he was asked what the American people should do in reaction to the attack. He responded: “Go shopping.”

Kurt Montgomery, Los Osos

This story was originally published March 31, 2016 at 8:40 PM with the headline "Remember what George W. Bush said after terrorist attack."

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