AN ALTERNATIVE HISTORY OF 9/11: NOW WE KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO GORE

[kpete]

MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012

AN ALTERNATIVE HISTORY OF 9/11: NOW WE KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO GORE

Lefties have said for years that if Al Gore had been president in 2001 and hadn't prevented the 9/11 attacks, Republicans would have impeached him; they certainly wouldn't have rallied around the president, as Democrats did in the immediate aftermath of the real 9/11.

We haven't really had any incidents in the Obama years that have been comparable -- until now, of course. And the reaction to the killings in Benghazi on 9/11/12 pretty much answer our Gore question. Right-wing blog headlines from yesterday:

* National Review: "Axelrod Refuses to Say Whether Obama Met with Nat'l Security Team Before Heading to Las Vegas"
* Power Line: "AXELROD BOBS AND WEAVES OVER OBAMA'S LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT THE DAY OF THE BENGHAZI ATTACK"
* Daily Caller: "David Axelrod blames State Department for security issues at Benghazi consulate"

How soon did the political establishment start talking about getting to the bottom of 9/11? (The 9/11 Commission was established 442 days after the attacks took place.) Now, you could argue that what's happening in Benghazi is happening because it's election season -- but Republicans tried to turn Fast and Furious and Solyndra into scandals long before this fall. You could say the atmosphere is more poisoned and partisan now than in 2001 -- but it's not tea party crazies who are hammering away at this, it's mainstream Republicans like Lindsey Graham.

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the rest (plus links):
http://nomoremister.blogspot.com/2012/10/an-alternative-history-of-911-now-we.html

[gordianot]

1. If just about anyone else were President several airliners would have been shot down.

[Pab Sungenis]

2. Which would have led to Congressional "investigations"

and impeachment, most likely.

[gordianot]

3. Correct

[leveymg]

6. Considering that 15K MANPADs are loose after Libyan regime change, it's a miracle

I'm happy the Administration recognized there is an even greater risk of blowback in Syria, and have seemingly pulled back from the brink there.

[OldDem2012]

4. Two points....

1. What happened in Benghazi is in no way comparable to what happened on 9/11. Additionally, Republicans led by Issa voted to cut funding for our overseas embassies.

2. Lindsey Graham hasn't been a mainstream Republican for quite some time...he was one of the leaders of the GOP attempt to remove President Clinton from office. He's a snake in the grass.

[Democat]

5. Elected Democrats are too weak for the fight

Not only did Democrats not hold Bush accountable, they actually got so scared of offending anyone that they let him do anything he wanted for several years after 9/11.

This is why many of us were so angry when Obama didn't come out punching in the first debate. We want strong leaders who are always ready to fight back.

[mads5857]

7. QUESTION

does anyone know why Bush did not act on the warnings he received about 9/11 attacks