"Fahrenheit 9/11" takes as its point of departure the controversial election of George W. Bush in the year 2000 to follow his rise from mediocre Texan oil to president of the United States and describe the dark economic relations between his father and the family of Osama Bin Laden, highlighting how the power and wealth of the number one enemy of Americans have been increasing thanks to this link. He also inquires about what happened in the United States after September 11, 2001 and how the Bush Administration used the tragic attack on the Twin Towers for their own political gain.