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In reply to the discussion: Does anyone believe that if Gore had been inaugurated as POTUS in 2000, [View all]ElboRuum
(4,717 posts)129. I don't believe for a minute.
Consider what gyrations and painfully obtuse rationales were required to get Congress on board. Can you seriously imagine Gore trying to do that? When Blix came back with the results of the investigation, can you actually imagine Gore basically sticking his head in the sand and going ahead anyway?
I find that imagery outside the realm of likelihood at best.
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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