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In reply to the discussion: Does anyone believe that if Gore had been inaugurated as POTUS in 2000, [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)51. Didnt notice that you had beaten me to it!
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Does anyone believe that if Gore had been inaugurated as POTUS in 2000, [View all]
raccoon
Mar 2013
OP
And when Afghanistan refused us entry into their nation? What would we have done? nt
el_bryanto
Mar 2013
#35
I doubt it. The smart people knew that invading a country to root out terrorists is
Cleita
Mar 2013
#116
He probably would have sent special forces to get bin Laden, not invade a whole
Cleita
Mar 2013
#121
Information that came out after has pretty much shown that 9/11 could have been
bluestate10
Mar 2013
#131
Not if 9/11 had been prevented because Gore paid attention to intelligence and took action. nt
bluestate10
Mar 2013
#130
...because Al Gore would have been the perfect liberal of everyone's dreams?
brooklynite
Mar 2013
#24
I doubt it very much. I also doubt that 9/11 would have happened. Gore would
sinkingfeeling
Mar 2013
#6
For one, I believe President Gore would've paid more attention to airline security.
Uncle Joe
Mar 2013
#66
I love the way the war mongers move the goal post as to "boots on the ground"
Arctic Dave
Mar 2013
#91
Any killing is war? Then we have 100,000 wars per year in the US. Not only that
stevenleser
Mar 2013
#93
President Obama could have changed that time line. So President Obama ended the Iraq war.
bluestate10
Mar 2013
#132
Bush didn't win, he stole with the aid of the corporate media and Supreme Court.
Uncle Joe
Mar 2013
#75
i think you have to go back a long, long time to find media as biased as it was in 2000.
unblock
Mar 2013
#99
just look at what happened after the Debate, the polls right after showed Gore with a Clear Win
JI7
Mar 2013
#108
exactly. the media spin on gore walking over near shrub and shurb jumped was also ridiculous!
unblock
Mar 2013
#112
Gore was the prime political leader for opening the Internet to the people. Truth be known that
Uncle Joe
Mar 2013
#141
A U.S. led coalition invaded Iraq in '91, the CIA attempted to organize a coup in '96...
Make7
Mar 2013
#22
Yes there was confrontation around protecting the Kurds and supporting that shield
HereSince1628
Mar 2013
#32
Well, trying to oust Saddam is a little bit more than just enforcing no-fly zones.
Make7
Mar 2013
#46
Bush made economic mistakes after the Dot.com crash that extended the economic
bluestate10
Mar 2013
#136
9-11 never would have happened. So,had Ralph not thrown the election of 2000, NO IRAQ
graham4anything
Mar 2013
#26
Anyone who believes Gore would not have invaded Iraq should listen to ....Gore.
former9thward
Mar 2013
#49
A position they didn't act on for 8 years. Its obvious Saddam was a monster, are Reagan sold him the
Erose999
Mar 2013
#56
If I remember correctly, at that time Iraq was violating the no-fly-zones. And a bombing campaign
Erose999
Mar 2013
#142
Not only that, I think Gore's National Security Team would have stopped the 9/11 attacks
stevenleser
Mar 2013
#50
Because after the country is attacked, the right thing to do is rally around the government and
stevenleser
Mar 2013
#59
That is a matter of debate. Al Qaeda camps and areas of operation were in Afghanistan.
stevenleser
Mar 2013
#70
I agree with you 100% on Iraq. I disagree about Afghanistan. I would have gone into Afghanistan if I
stevenleser
Mar 2013
#128
There were plenty of protests against that invasion and plenty of good reporting
sabrina 1
Mar 2013
#140
And even if they weren't, we accomplished all the objectives in Afghanistan in the first 90 days
Egalitarian Thug
Mar 2013
#67
Of course we wouldn't have invaded them nor would there have been 9/11/01 either!
emsimon33
Mar 2013
#77
Gore would have been inagurated as POTUS if 6 percent of Dems in NH hadn't voted Bush
Fumesucker
Mar 2013
#80
No, and 911 would still be only primarily known as an emergency phone call number. nt
Zorra
Mar 2013
#102
As long as we're playing "what if" games, if Gore was inaugurated in 2001 and died in 2002
tularetom
Mar 2013
#103