Reply #60: Oh, yeah, that issue affects a whole bunch of things

[krispos42]

The topic is about 9/11, though.

I mean, yeah, if Reagan had been impeached and removed from office for trading arms for hostages with Iran in 1981, the entire political landscape would have shifted. Iraq may have never invaded Kuwait in 1991, so the US would not have had a military footprint in Saudi Arabia that would ultimately have had Bin Laden turn the anti-Soviet guerrilla organization he make in Afghanistan against us.

Or if Gerald Ford nad nailed Nixon to the wall instead of issuing a pardon. That would have chilled illegal activities by the executive branch for quite a while, and Reagan/Bush would have behaved.

Or if the Iran-Contra scandal had resulted in force resignations/impeachment of Bush Sr. and Reagan. That would have tarnished the Bush Legacy, keeping Dubya out of politics and safely in vodka and coke until his head exploded in some hotel in Texas.