"He had turned to God at the age of 40 as a way of kicking alcoholism, and his faith had kept him on the straight and narrow ever since, giving him the drive to reach the White House."
"But all that changed on the day of the attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center."
"Those close to Mr Bush say that day he discovered his life's mission."
"He became convinced that God was calling him to engage the forces of evil in battle, and this one time baseball-team owner from Texas did not shrink from the task."