If Gore had become president in 2000, would you be speaking Arabic right now? Or would you be dead?

Question

not a trick question

TJ- Bush didnt have him in his cross hairs 8 times and wimped out.

pat- because of the Democrats track record of military affairs and national defense, the next waves of 9-11 would have been carried out. (including the west coast attacks they spilled the beans on). And since dems love cutting and running (clinton cut and run to canada for nam, and he cut and run from shooting bin laden those 8 times). The party of weakness would have prevailed, and "given peace a chance"

manabo- are you a comedian?

Answer 1

I would be dead, cuz I SURE as He** wouldn't be speaking arabic and wearing a burkha!!!! (and I can tell ya, I wouldn't go out alone!)

Answer 2

I would say dead, but if not dead speaking Arabic within 20 years.

I am sure Gore would have treated the 9/11 attacks the same way Clinton treated the first World Trade center attacks.

He would have launched a criminal prosecution of the terrorist still alive within the US; and would not actually have gone after Osama bin Laden. Or he would have launched a few Tomahawk missiles at a couple of tents in Afghanistan and called it a day. Much like Clinton did after the second attack on US soil occurred (the bombings of the African US embassies; and remember US embassies ARE sovereign US soil!!)

So if the terrorist kept the same pace as they did in the 90s, we would have had at least two more attacks by now.

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Joelgmt, what would give you the idea that Gore would have done something to stop the attacks? Clinton had four opportunities, including the foiled attempt to blow up land marks on New Year's eve 1999, and each time ignored it as a threat and did nothing to prevent additional attacks. When making logical inferences, it is always better to infer based on a current impetus not a contrary one. Using that axiom, Gore would have continued Clinton's failed policies and 9/11 would have happen on schedule, and his reaction would have been the same as Clinton's. Which would lead to further attacks.

How many attacks have we had since 9/11? Let me see ….. carry the one ……, Oh zero, none, zip. I am not the biggest Bush fan, but his policy of fighting terrorism has worked better than Clinton's; and, no doubt, Gore's would have been more of the same.

But you may get your chance to see, if Gore runs and wins in 08. If he does, start building your fallout shelter like it's 1957!

Answer 3

Jeez, Clinton went to Canada during VietNam - now there's something no one knew - not even Clinton. You need to get your facts straight.

To answer your question - not that you seem to care - Gore would have sent the troops to Afghanistan after bin Laden and not to Iraq on a personal vendetta to remove Saddam Hussein. Did you know even Saddam was afraid of al Qaida, so why would he support them? Just another lie thought up by Bush and company to justify going into Iraq. If Al Gore had been allowed to take office as the rightful president, many American lives would have been saved and we'd have caught bin Laden a long time ago. As it is, we have to wait a couple more weeks until he's caught - just in time to help the Republipukes in the mid-term elections.

Answer 4

Or maybe Gore and his National Security Advisor would have taken a threat by Bin Laden to attack the US seriously and the attacks on 9/11 may not have been successful...We can never know now, becuase Bush stole the 2000 election, his NSA (Condi Rice) ignored the threat and the attack happened and 3000 people died.

Answer 5

First, he would have continued with the anti-terrorism campaign against bin Laden, something the Bush administration clearly did not.
Second, he would not have felt the need to fabricate a reason to invade Iraq, and would have listened to a variety of input about dealing with the terrorist threat.
Third, he would not have alienated most of the world by unilaterally deciding to attack Iraq.
Fourth, he would have enlisted support from the rest of the world to help fight terrorism (something even Bush seems to belatedly recognize is necessary).
Fifth, we would not have mortgaged our future by running up a huge deficit.
No need to go further. Clearly the world would be less of a threat with Gore as president.

Answer 6

Interesting question.
I think that whoever would have been the president would have done better. Even my 11 years old daughter has more wisdom than the jerk Bush.
And learning to speak arabic is not bad at all, it would give you the chance to communicate with milions of people, rather than just bombing them flat and thus arising resentments and terrorism!

Answer 7

If Gore were in the White House, the Twin Towers would still be standing, gas would be $1.50/gallon (including the green energy tax), America would be $12,000,000,000,000 richer, and there would be relative peace in the Middle East.

Answer 8

i shutter to think......

actually we'd probably just be polishing off a peace treaty with the freakin taliban. the sad part is i am serious.

you're a cool dude. it's nice to see people who are not suffocated by ignorance once in a while. were i live it is crap. all liberal "what you gonna do for me"-democrat.

Answer 9

That doesn't make any sense. Why would I be speaking Arabic if Gore had won?

Answer 10

Uh...aren't the Bush's the ones sleeping with the enemies?