Sentence Correction

I appreciate the explanations given for the above problem; although, the sentence
below is similar, I still cannot figure out the answer because there are
no two such verbs (time frame) to match. What do we consider in this case?


In October 2001, responding to the devastating attack on New York's
WorldTrade Center's Twin Towers, President Bush ordered an invasion
of Afghanistan in order to remove the Taliban from power, destroy the al-Qaeda
terrorist organization, and capture Osama bin Laden.

A.
B the devastation of the attack on New York's World Trade Center's Twin Towers
occurred and, responding, President Bush

C because of the devastating attack on the Twin Towers, part of New York's
World Trade Center, President Bush responded and

D in response to the devastating attack on the Twin Towers, part of New
York's World Trade Center, President Bush

E New York's World Trade Center's Twin Towers were devastatingly attacked,
and the response was that President Bush