How do you think GORE would have handled 9/11

GrandMoM | 02/03/02

[GrandMoM]

While the former veep praised President Bush for is stewardship of the war on terrorism, he warned that the country needed new leadership that would make finding energy "substitutes and alternatives and conservation" a priority.

Have any of you fellow FReepers even imagined how 9/11 and this war would have been handled if GORE & LIEBERMAN had won the election?

[GrandMoM]

Personally, I belive GORE would have PI$$ED HIS PANTS the minute he heard about the first plane.

Let's hear what YOU think FReepers!

[reagan_fanatic]

We would still be negotiating with the Taliban government in Kabul...

[Allegra]

Well, for one thing, we'd probably be under martial law now.

[rvoitier]

GORE! would be the one in the hidden undisclosed location.

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

I try not to think about it it is too scary the thought of kofi annans blue troops massing at the afghan border demanding that the international coalition be allowed in to arrest al-queida so we can take them to the hague then on the homefront president gore raises taxes on the rich so the un can redistribute our wealth so the "poverty stricken nations wont hate us"
see now you made me think about it and I have no choice to open a new bottle of grey goose to soothe my nerves thanks alot

[mystery-ak]

I know one thing for certain....he would not have the respect of the US military.

[4TheFlag]

Before the bombing began, an Environmental Impact Study would have had to been done....

[nocommies]

gore would hold a " terrorist grievances" hearing or summit, to understand just what we did to piss off the terrorists. distinguished guests yasser arafat, king assad, madeleine albright, fidel castro, osama bin laden, and bill clinton, would air grievances and complaints against the US. gore would graciously agree, apologize for the errors or the united states' ways, and promise to make things better for the terrorists, so they wont hate us so much, and thus, wont feel compelled to express their anger and frustration with our evil nation by driving planes into symbols of evil capitalism and freedom.

[4TheFlag]

And before that, he would have called the taliban and al-queda, and APLOGIZED for our buildings being in the way.....

[let freedom sing]

GORE= gore, not blood and guts. I don't even want to think about it-- I'd be feeling as threatened as the RATs do now.

[PMCarey]

Gore would've fired a few cruise missiles into an empty Afghan tent and hit some camel in the butt.

[powderhorn]

Presidents don't really create the strategy for fighting wars. That's something the Generals do. Most of the same people that Bush relys on would have been in place for Gore to rely on.

The biggest difference would be that Gore would have a different speech writer.

[Jethro Tull]

As much as I loath the man, I don't think he would have initially responded much differently.

Unlike Bush, however, he would have by now declared victory and never consided pursuing terrorism on a global level.

He would have been knee deep in domestic spending sometime around December 1st....

[LibKill]

Gore would have sent the Army out.

Out into America to confiscate all weapons of any type from the citizens of America.

Then he would have puckered up and kissed Osama's backside.

[nocommies]

are you kidding? the generals are worth SQUAT if the prez doesnt let them go! who do you think makes decisions, anyways? you think tommy franks called bush on september 11th and said, "we're going in on oct 7th. details to follow?" LMAO

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

we would have national Id cards he would find some job for clinton to do who knows hillary might be our sec of state

[irish_lad]

We'd all be speaking Arabic or Farsi by now.

[Howlin]

[RnMomof7]

He would have dropped to his knees and accepted allah as his savior,and admitted we had brought this on ourselves..

Then he would have given the heathans anything they wanted,as long as they didn't cut down any trees or pollute the water

[knak]

then all the billions of dollars the could get out of our pockets would be flying overseas to help the terrorists!